2013 Dunn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon California, USA

(98 Points) More dense and powerful than the 2012, the 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain is deep purple/plum-hued and has an incredible bouquet of darker, currant-like fruits as well as tobacco, chocolate, crushed stone, truffle, and earth. It needs plenty of air to show at its best and is full-bodied on the palate, with ripe, building tannins, serious mid-palate density, and a great finish. You could put this in a blind lineup of First Growth Bordeaux and it would hold its own. It's superb today, with enough fat and richness to buffer its structure, but it has another 30 years of longevity as well. 98+ - Jeb Dunnuck