Watch the first in our Online Virtual Tasting Series featuring Elton & Special Guest Tilden Kim – Held Friday, April 3

Featuring the Fabulous ’15s

2015 Howell Mountain Estate Merlot
2015 Howell Mountain Black Sears Vineyard Zinfandel
2015 Howell Mountain Estate Cabernet Sauvignon

On Friday, April 3, our fearless leader Elton Slone @eltonslone2 and special guest moderator Tilden Kim @terroirmatters led a live taste through of three exceptional Howell Mountain wines from The Craig. It was a lively discussion about the wines, the vineyards, and where these beauties exist stylistically.

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Watch the Virtual Tasting 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v5cjKHAZQc&t=10s

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2015 was quietly an excellent vintage sandwiched between two more highly touted vintages. ’15 was a drought year that yielded tiny berries that resisted extraction until fermentation temperatures rose and were extended. When released, these reds were tightly coiled and closed.