Dunn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mt. 2014

95 pts Wine Advocate

Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain has an incredibly evocative nose of crème de cassis, plum preserves and fresh wild blueberries with touches of chocolate mints, tilled soil, yeast extract, chargrill and scorched earth. Medium to full-bodied, it fills the mouth with fresh, crunchy black fruit, framed by firm, grainy tannins and seamless freshness, finishing long with bags of energy.

93 pts Vinous

Inky blue/purplish fruit, graphite, lavender, grilled herbs and smoke run through the 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon (Howell Mountain). The 2014 has all the Dunn signatures in its flavor profile, but in the mid-weight style of the year. This is an especially restrained, young wine for Dunn with far less of the tannic heft that readers familiar with these wines are likely to expect.

88 pts Wine Spectator

Massive and extremely tannic, this is one to buy, cellar and wait for, as the austerity and structure need time to ease their grip. Earth, chewy dried dark berry and herb flavors make up the core.