Dunn, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia very tight and tannic

very tight and tannic

elegant and balanced

layered and sexy

and it may indeed reach the perfection my predecessor predicted for it

as the 2013 really needs a number of years to be at its very best

Dunn, Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon other_regions_australia very tight and tannicDark ruby red. Very reticent but ripe scents of black raspberry, licorice and graphite. Hugely rich, chewy, slightly liqueur like wine with the powerful medicinal reserve of a barrel sample. This massive, brooding, dark Cabernet is almost too much today and will need a good decade more of cellaring to lose some of its baby fat. Finishes extremely tactile and long, with substantial tannins coating the front teeth. (13. 9% after a bit of de