Howell Mountain is the source of exceptionally bold, full-bodied and rich Cabernet Sauvignons. The reasons for the distinctive flavors are mostly climatic. During the day, Howell Mountain is cooler than most of Napa Valley, but it's warmer at night. These conditions are perfect for growing grapes that are small, tightly clustered and powerfully concentrated, which impart intense fruit flavors to the wines. In addition, the grapes develop thick skins that yield rich tannins.

Randy Dunn was one of the first winemakers to focus on quality Cabernet Sauvignon. His inaugural 1979 Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon garnered much critical acclaim and attracted consumers' attention to Howell Mountain as a source of outstanding fruit. Randy's massively proportioned, complex and concentrated Cabernet Sauvignons are widely considered to be among Napa's greatest wines. His winemaking style has remained consistent all these years. "I'll continue to make tannic wines, wines of maximum extraction," Dunn says, "because we have the right fruit for that style of long-lived wine on this mountain."

This current offering spent more than two years in barrel. It features rich, lovely aromas of ripe, freshly crushed dark berry, black currant and white pepper. Full-bodied with ripe, powerful tannins, a velvety texture and intense, concentrated, liqueur-like extracted berry fruit flavors that go on and on. Robert Parker, consistently giving great scores to Dunn wines, awarded the Dunn 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain 91-93 points on his 100-point scale. He declared, "The 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain exhibits an inky/blue/purple color along with a sweet perfume of pure blackberries, meat, new saddle leather, and flowers. From an unusually ripe harvest, this sweet, rich, fleshy offering displays more accessibility than many Howell Mountain vintages. Randy Dunn said it was important to drop crop, and he eliminated 40% of the fruit from the vines in both 2002 and 2001. The long, concentrated 2002 may not be the biggest Howell Mountain cuvee, but it will provide lovely drinking between 2009-2024."

The Duke will help you obtain this "lovely drinking" for $75.00 per bottle. Buy it by the 6-pack for $399.90! That makes the per-bottle price $66.65 when you purchase 6 or more. We also have magnums available. Please call for pricing.

Note: Prices are good only through the end of February or while our supplies last and may be changed at any time, without notice.

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