Robert Craig Cellars Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon 2007

Cabernet Sauvignon

from Napa Valley, California

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Item No. 106982

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winemaker's notes:

Leaps out of the glass with vibrant red currant, wild raspberry and black cherry, further enlivened by notes of cracked pepper, lavender, savory spices, warm red rock and Howell Mountain bramble. A rich, ripe entry brings forth intense blackberry and raspberry, underlain with signature Howell Mountain pepper and spice, espresso bean and vanilla cream. The pure, dark fruit flows seamlessly from midpalate to a full-throttle finish. This massive wine is built for the long haul, with complex, layered flavors riding on a bed of fine-grained tannins. Decanting is recommended.

alcohol by volume: 14.8%

critical acclaim:

"The 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is prodigious. There is something here that reminds me of a top-notch La Mission Haut-Brion, whether it is the subtle charcoal/burning embers character, the blue and black fruits, the hint of espresso roast, the saturated purple color, or the full-bodied, powerful flavors. This is an extraordinary, massively endowed wine, but with great precision and purity. Forget it for 5 years and drink it over the following 25+. "

96 Points

The Wine Advocate

"Textbook Howell Mountain Cabernet, classic in the volume of its tannins and the intensity of its fruit. Massive and delicious in blackberry, currant, dark chocolate and oak flavors that sink down into the palate and stay there. So good now, it's hard not to drink, but should develop bottle complexity over the next 10 years."

94 Points

Wine Enthusiast

"Bold, rich, intense and powerful, yet in a graceful, stylistic manner, with a taut mix of loamy earth, dried berry, black licorice, cranberry, dried herb and mineral flavors that coat the palate and retain their focus on a long, lingering aftertaste. Best from 2011 through 2019. 1,488 cases made. "

92 Points

Wine Spectator

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