Duckhorn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018

Duckhorn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2018

On the nose, this stunning wine offers a bevy of mountain-fruit aromas including sweet baking spices, black raspberry, currant, and blackberry, with hints of anise, clove, and fresh mint adding nuance and complexity. On the palate it is robust and generous, echoing the aromas in waves of ripe dark berries and spice, with firm tannins and dusty minerality carrying the flavors to a remarkably long, lush finish.

Critical Acclaim

95 James Suckling

So complex and beautiful now with blackcurrants, olives, bark, and oyster shells. Full to medium body. Resolved, velvety and juicy tannins. Then turns firm and beautiful. 92% Cabernet Sauvignon and 8% Merlot. Drinkable now but will age beautifully.

92 Wine Enthusiast

A heady jumble of new oak, turned earth, herbs and cranberries waft from the glass before this boisterous, oaky and full-bodied wine hits the palate with red cherries, cranberries and new leather. It is firmly tannic, needs time to develop.