2016 ADAMVS QUINTVS Cabernet Sauvignon
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Palma violets, lavender, cocoa bean, grippy tannins, real precision and a core of elegant perfumed roses and incense. Chalky texture on the opening that soften to velvet through the mid palate, as the structure softens, this is a superb Cabernet that is full of pleasure. 80% new French oak, Philippe Melka consultant, Kathryn Carothers winemaker.
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Jeb Dunnuck
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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More dark currants, blackberries, spring flowers, dark chocolate, and tobacco notes dominated the nose of the 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon QUINTVS and it’s a medium to full-bodied, beautifully balanced wine that shows the pure, classic style of the 2016 vintage. All Cabernet brought up in 75% new French oak, it has subtle oak, a beautiful mid-palate, silky tannins, and a great, great finish. It has shut down slightly over the past year and needs 4-5 years of bottle age, but it’s a stunning wine.
The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Quintvs is fabulous. Large-scaled, ample and voluptuous, the 2016 presents a striking interplay of fruit and structure. This is a decidedly full-throttle style, and yet the 2016 has more than enough supporting structure to provide balance. Super-ripe plum, crème de cassis, new oak, spice and vanillin all flesh out in the glass. Creamy, ample and expansive, the Quintvs is one of the more open-knit Howell Mountain Cabernet readers will come across.
Aged in 75% new French oak for 21 months, the very deep purple-black colored 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon QUINTVS gives up warm blackcurrants, crushed plums and blackberry pie with touches of wood smoke, crushed rocks, iodine, truffles, charcuterie and bay leaves. The palate is full-bodied with very firm yet ripe tannins framing the generous black fruit and earthy layers, finishing on a lingering mineral note. 900 cases produced.