Greg Ballington

Co-Founder of Millennial Drinkers Wine Blog

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

with India

Timothy Dunn

9.3

Pretty good stuff. @Mike Trigg @Jeff Dunn @Ali dunn — 7 years ago

Charlie Beatty

Buyer wineworksonline.com

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

with Ralph and Karen

Allison Dunn

9.5

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

with Christopher

Jack Cust

9.5

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

Randy Stuckenschneider

9.8

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

Mitzi Inglis

Marketing/Public Relations, Joseph Phelps Vineyards

9.1

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

Berg

9.4

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

with Joe, Doctor and 3 others

Michael Park

9.1

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

with Felix

Marc Yasuda

9.3

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

Drew Summers

Sales Northampton Wines

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

Barron Nydam

9.1

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

TC Frazier

10

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

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.1

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

with Lee

Matt Maese

9.8

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

Berg

9.4

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

Kristian Uhrskov

9.5

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

Marc Yasuda

9.0

London w Greg Glass and Matt Dunn — 9 years ago

Matthew Marcino

9.0

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

Steve Bachmann

9.7

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