Tasting Notes

Hauntingly dark in the glass at first sight, our 2019 Howell Mountain Petit Verdot

exhibits the classic characteristics of this highly tannic, black fruit grape. The light

crop and smaller than normal berries produced a dense, chewy, full structured wine

with firm tannins. On the palate, the hints of blackberry, blueberry and earthy, cigar

box and leather notes fought its way through the tannins. This wine continues its

dark fruit decent into the palate and finishes with a long mouth-drying finish with

firm tannins and gripping acid, begging for this wine to be cellared up to 10-12 years.