Always love these Petite Sirahs from Mike Dunn, and this 2012 seems to be especially special. Dark purplish red. Overall lots of dark characteristics on the nose with tight bramble berries, black currants, spices, dried violets, a little cinnamon and even coriander. Even got a little gamey and savory with an hour or two in the glass. Heavy tannins (7/10) but smooth and full bodied. Kept beefing up as it sat open, currants on the attack, iron, smokey and a bit meaty. Larger in the mid-palate with some dark crushed rocks. Dark fruits coming through at the end after day one. Insanely dry and long with a nice little spice kick in the finish. Will drink well for the next decade or so. Drink till 2027. — 8 years ago
Pretty good stuff. @Mike Trigg @Jeff Dunn @Ali dunn — 8 years ago
2013 vintage — 10 years ago
Oak is coming through but still very fresh. — 10 years ago
V13. Very good. Clean gravely bouquet. Nice pear fruit, with a crips clean finish. Nice food wine — 10 years ago
Vintage 2007. Really well balanced, I feel the cherries really stood out. — 10 years ago
Had the 2010 vintage. Very good. Fruity but not overpowering. — 11 years ago
Thanks Megan Dolan — 11 years ago
Drinks like old Nebbiolo at 22 years. Killer with homemade sugo — 7 years ago
Feather is 100% Cabernet. This is made in coordination with Randy Dunn. On the nose, dark, lightly spiced currants. Black oil, loamy soils, black licorice and fresh floral bouquet. On the palate, the mouthfeel is thick & rich. There's a good presence of wood shaving. Rich, ripe blackberries, dark cherries, candied black plum, plum, black raspberries, loamy soils, dark rich moist earth, leather, tobacco, spice-box, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, vanilla, black licorice, violets and fresh red florals. Acidity is round and mouthwatering. The structure is big. The tension perfect as is the balance of fruit and earth. This is definitely a Parker wine. It's so easy to drink young, yet will cellar 10-15 years nicely. Photos of the tasting rooms hand blown glass lighting...lit up. The Feather artwork and the famous Boushey vineyard in Yakima Valley — 8 years ago
Tom Dunn birthday meal. Shared with Anna — 9 years ago
Dark and brooding. Good winter Pinot. — 10 years ago
Bright Pinot noir with hints of cherry and mint. A little oaky but still very nice. — 10 years ago
Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon (entirely) crafted by Napa's illustrious, Randy Dunn. After having spent 22 months in French Oak (entirely).....Voluptuous, Sweet Blackberry, Bay Leaf — 10 years ago
Big wine. Tannins for days. Loved the finish. Had this alongside the Dunn. Hard to compare the 2. Totally different — 11 years ago
Randy Dunn… You're my hero! — 11 years ago
Different wine. No idea what grapes were used. Part of Truett-Hurst Wines in Dry Creek. A nice wine though. — 12 years ago
Yummy Zin that is a goody with steak. — 8 years ago
Ending the year with a bang. Magnum 2006 Retro Howell Mountain Petite Syrah. Minerality, smoke & berries. What a great treat. Thank you Mike Dunn. — 8 years ago
Blackberry, graphite, iron, clean linen, mild vanilla, really really subtle eucalyptus. Very fine, silky tannins. This really is a very good bottle of Napa cab. My nitpicks are that the structure could be more delineated, and I do catch some alcohol on the finish of the palate (its labeled 14.5 abv). Really curious to see what more time does to these; this is NOT 80s Dunn.
Follow up: celery pops out at me now — 9 years ago
Earthy, spicy, nice tannins. Well balanced — 10 years ago
"It's got a lot of pizzazz" says Chris Dunn. Good body, not sweet, not very dry. Delish. — 10 years ago
London w Greg Glass and Matt Dunn — 10 years ago
Julia's Dazzle. Pinot Grigio Rose. Delicious. Found at Costco. Will get more. — 11 years ago
Pretty tasty but nothing fantastic. Very easy to drink! Went with the salad but not much else!! — 11 years ago
Mandi Speidel
City Territory Chicago, Maverick Wine Company
G Dunn Back in town!! Italian is clearly our first stop — 7 years ago