2016 Duckhorn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, USA (750ml) noir makrut lime and freshly squeezed

makrut lime and freshly squeezed lemon

this vineyard is the latest of the Peter Michael Chardonnay vineyards to ripen each year

and I find it every bit as good as the 2016

Aromatics open with crushed violets

2016 Duckhorn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, USA (750ml) noir makrut lime and freshly squeezedTASTING NOTES: Dense plum and blackcurrant nose. Sumptuous fruit on the attack with volume and concentration, fine depth of flavour and polished tannins. Drinking Window 2020 2035. Decanter, 93pts A wine of power and grandeur, this mountain grown Cabernet displays beautiful aromas of huckleberry, black cherry, brambly blackberry and plum, as well as notes of savory tobacco leaf and brown sugar. On the palate, the voluptuous fruit flavors are supported