1990 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Reserve "Profile"

While Dunn's Cabernets slumped in quality in the difficult vintages of 1988 and 1989, the 1990s exhibit exceptional richness, depth, power, and ferocious tannins. The 1990 Cabernet Sauvignon-Napa is an opaque, awesomely concentrated, tannic wine with little aromatic development. Anticipated Maturity: 1996-2008. At this early stage, the 1990 Napa and Howell Mountain Cabernets do not appear to be as super-concentrated as Dunn's wines from the early and mid-eighties. The Howell Mountain is slightly more tannic, and the Napa more open. Both possess a tell-tale mineral, cassis, flowery nose, and rich, full-bodied, dense, highly extracted, tannic personalities.