92 PTS/Gold Medal

2023 Critic’s Challenge, San Diego

The Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve has off-the-charts richness and intensity. Tinted in deep purple, the wine has extraordinary aromas of blueberry, blackcurrant, and ripe cherry. Massive layers of blackcurrant, raspberry, and cherry build on the lusciously layered palate with extraordinary concentration finishing with dark chocolate, cherry, toasted oak, and velvety smooth tannins.