Light capsule condition issue
ITEM 9550110 - Removed from a temperature and humidity controlled wine storage unit
1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain possesses a black/blue/purple color, and a texture of unctuosity and thickness. Greatness is suggested by a wonderfully sweet mid-section, gorgeous purity, and this humongous wine's overall symmetry.
This is dark in color, impressively concentrated, with a very rich, firmly tannic core of mineral, cedar, currant, berry, plum and spice nuances, all sharply focused if a bit rustic and chewy at this youthful stage. Be patient...
..aromatic nose of cassis, tobacco and loam. Lush and sweet in the mouth; more silky and voluptuous than the Napa bottling. Here the tannins seem a bit sweeter and finer...