1997 Dunn Howell Mountain Cabernet 95 pts
The fabulous black/purple opaque blue-colored 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain offers remarkable purity of blackberry/cassis jam intermixed with minerals earth and oak. Preposterously rich and backward this massive gargantuan Cabernet Sauvignon will require 10-15 years of cellaring even though 1997 was a sweet ripe year. It is a candidate for 50+ years of aging and I would not be surprised if it still possesses its fruit and intensity at age 100. Extremely full-bodied and super-extracted it is built to age like a glacier. RP
