Dunn Vineyards

Long Shadows Vintners

Pirouette Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2015

Shay A
9.5

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

This is made by Melka and is Cab dominant with merlot, petit Verdot and Malbec to round it out. Possibly nose of the night! Smells of sweet, rich Cabernet without being jammy. This is all finesse. Red and black fruit pie, and cocoa. Great texture.
— 6 years ago

Mark Flesher
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Poured rather dark as this one came up to room temp. The nose on this wine is displaying quite a bit more red fruit. The front end of this wine is red clay and dried fig. A little acidic middle and finish. The end of this wine is almost a little bit tart. Not a bad expression of Columbia Valley fruit with makeup 65CS, 21 Merlot, 11 PV, and 3 Malbec from Melka. I would honestly guess that this one would be best enjoyed in 3-4 years. I have a feeling this one could be as high as 93-94 at maturity, which is definitely not now.
9.2

Lucchetti

Mariasole Lacrima di Morro d'Alba

Mandi Speidel
9.3

G Dunn Back in town!! Italian is clearly our first stop — 6 years ago

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Durney

Durney Vineyards Estate Bottled Cabernet Sauvignon 1991

Alex Lallos
9.1

Drinking amazingly well. Reminds me of old Dunn! Wow dark cherry, chocolate and blackberry — 7 years ago

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Damn bily
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Well i drank some fire tonight too
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Retro Cellars

Howell Mountain Old Vine Petite Sirah

Ending the year with a bang. Magnum 2006 Retro Howell Mountain Petite Syrah. Minerality, smoke & berries. What a great treat. Thank you Mike Dunn. — 7 years ago

Umani Ronchi

Podere Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2014

Tom Dunn birthday meal. Shared with Anna — 8 years ago

Goldeneye (Duckhorn Vineyards)

Ten Degrees Anderson Valley Pinot Noir 2012

In Stinson w Dunn fam. My favorite goldeneye yet. Great AV Pinot. — 9 years ago

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Feather Winery

Cabernet Sauvignon

Really Nice Stuff - from napa cab. King randy dunn 👍
— 9 years ago

Bodega Elías Mora

Viñas Elias Mora Toro Tempranillo 2011

London w Greg Glass and Matt Dunn — 9 years ago

Chronic Cellars

Purple Paradise Paso Robles Zinfandel Blend 2012

Really a great blend. Thanks Steve Dunn for introducing us to this — 10 years ago

Long Shadows Vintners

Saggi Vintners Collection Columbia Valley Sangiovese Blend 2015

Shay A
9.2

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

Dominant Sangiovese with some cab and a splash of Syrah. Rich style sangio wine. Sweet oak, dirty cherries, herbs, and a high percentage/bitter dark chocolate.
— 6 years ago

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Tommaso Bussola

Ca' del Laito Valpolicella Ripasso Superiore Corvina Blend

Mandi Speidel
9.5

G Dunn my BFF, angel face, brother and favorite human is back! — 6 years ago

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Azienda Agricola COS

Cerasuolo di Vittoria Classico Frappato Nero d'Avola 2013

Mandi Speidel
9.4

Keb' Mo' this bad boy and G Dunn — 6 years ago

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Retro Cellars

Napa Valley Petite Sirah 2012

Greg Ballington
9.3

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. — 7 years ago

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Joseph Phelps Vineyards

Insignia Estate Grown Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 1980

Shocked by this...Could be a Dunn Howell from the same time period. — 7 years ago

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Bright, with perfect deep complexion and mix of still fresh red fruit and tertiary nuances. A great wjbe
9.3

Ramey Wine Cellars

Jericho Canyon Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon Blend 2003

Incredible structure, dark fruits. These wines are built for age. Reminds me of Dunn — 8 years ago

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Greer

Rutherford Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

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
— 8 years ago

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Just got on the list.
Berg

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Its good stuff, been buying since 08 vintage but have only drank 08 and a couple 10s so far...will continue to buy!

Feather Winery

Columbia Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Drew Summers
9.3

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 — 9 years ago

Jonata Winery

El Corazon de Jonata Santa Ynez Valley Syrah Blend 2005

Has potential. Even after 10 years lots of oak and tannin hide the fruit. This still needs 5-10 years till it's really ready to drink. The longevity of this wine is unbelievable, though frustrating at times. Dunn (and possibly Opus One in its Bordeaux style) may be the only wines that I have tried that may surpass Jonata in age worthiness within the new world. — 9 years ago

Palmaz Vineyards

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2001

Randy Dunn… You're my hero! — 10 years ago

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Long Shadows Vintners

Poet's Leap Columbia Valley Riesling 2016

Shay A
9.1

A wonderful tasting put on by Classic Wine Storage featuring Long Shadows Winery. If you aren’t familiar with these wines, they are phenomenal WA state wines that are made by the likes of Randy Dunn, Phillipe Melka, Michel Rolland, John DuVall, and more.

Supposedly this is the number one Riesling in WA state. Dry style. Petrol on the nose. Honey, apricot, bright acidity with a slate finish.
— 6 years ago

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@Shay A: I have not had this particular Wash state Riesling however I will say the last one I had was bone dry and had a nose of petrol. I wonder if it’s a characteristic of these wines?
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@Bryan Kesting : Seems to be. On day 2, it was very similar to day 1 with a slight decrease in the petrol but it is unmistakable. I wouldn’t say this is bone dry, but it’s definitely an off dry style. Very nice.
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I consumed the leftovers. So, Shay had a bit of a different experience. There is a bit of green apple here, but quite a bit more petrol. I can imagine there was more acidity, more green apple and less petrol than yesterday but this wine is still quite enjoyable and RATHER easy to drink. For the sub $20 price point, it is a solid wine, but if you pop the cork, drink the entire bottle. At $18/bottle, you shouldn't have any left over.
9.1

La Jota Vineyard Co.

Anniversary Release Cabernet Sauvignon 1993

We opened this after the 93 Dunn with the hope of another spectacular wine. It didn’t quite live up. Pretty wine, but fell apart mid-palate before it’s tannins reappeared at the finish. — 6 years ago

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Retro Cellars

Howell Mountain Peloursin Rosé 2016

Mitzi Inglis
9.1

New wine from Mike Dunn at Retro Cellars: Peloursin Rose Howell Mtn. Great addition to summer. — 7 years ago

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Dunn Vineyards

Trailer Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2012

Mitzi Inglis
9.8

Such a special wine made by Mike Dunn from the winery's Trailer Vyrd in 2012 and 2013 prior to replanting. It's approachable now with some decanting. #dunnvineyards — 7 years ago

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Sebastiani

Gravel Bed Sonoma County Cabernet Sauvignon 2013

Charlie Beatty
9.7

Ringer of the night!!! This 2013 from Sebastiani #sebastiani was pretty impressive. After a couple Big Boys from Dunn and Insignia. A Bordeaux style blend is fruit forward with great tannin structure great mix of fruit, Refreshing and Reasonably Priced! Robert Parker of Wine Advocate Fame gave it a 97 Rating. Only 24.99 a bottle. A Stunner! CB says a 97 also!!! Wish I had a lot more!!!! — 8 years ago

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Wow. What a great find. With all the wine emails I get, can't believe I missed this. Thanks for the tip!!!

Giacomo Grimaldi

Barolo Nebbiolo 2010

"It's got a lot of pizzazz" says Chris Dunn. Good body, not sweet, not very dry. Delish. — 9 years ago

Favia

Cerro Sur Napa Valley Red Blend 2009

WOTN between Dunn '09 Howell Mountain, and a '10 O'Shaunessy Howell Mountain. I think the difference maker is the Cab Franc, gives it a nice lift. — 9 years ago

Farella

Cabernet Sauvignon 2010

Big wine. Tannins for days. Loved the finish. Had this alongside the Dunn. Hard to compare the 2. Totally different — 9 years ago

Etude

Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 1995

Classic CA cab. Has aged beautifully. Could easily go 5-10 more years. Served with stiff competition (Harlan, Dunn, Insignia) and was the preferred wine. — 10 years ago