Dunn Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, 2022 022826OFFER where thinner soils and cooler

where thinner soils and cooler temps translate into a more mineral

Robert Biale’s Party Line Zinfandel comes from a collaborative blend of family-owned vineyards in Napa and Sonoma

The vines average forty-four years old

The estate is now a patchwork of 67 individual blocks

The wine ages 21 months in an old beer tank—an unusual vessel that provides gentle oxidation without wood influence

Dunn Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley, 2022 022826OFFER where thinner soils and coolerIt's hard to picture a more iconic Napa Cabernet than Dunn. Randy and Lori Dunn have been making no frills, reference point Cabernet on Howell Mountain since 1978, and this is the more approachable of their two bottlings. In 2022 there's a twist: it's all Howell Mountain estate fruit, no valley floor, yet still bottled under the Napa Valley label. The result is an unusual Dunn, soft and succulent, with the bold, juicy personality to drink well now