Tasted 23 October 2023
Napa Valley · Howell Mountain
My second go at the 2016 Quintvs, this time at home under a more controlled setting. A little fruity on the initial pull of the cork earlier in the day. I then went with a slow O2 in the bottle over the course of 3-4…
This bottle is richy-rich right from the start, but not so heavy that it slows down the flavor wave on entry and carries the chocolate-mulch covered black cherry profile from front to back in quick…
Another bottle of this got thrown into the mix courtesy of Cristal2000. This bottle OWNED the table in its own right. A Howell Mountain beauty that really outshined its other Adamvs peers all the way…
After having the earth-shattering 2016 Adamvs, it is admittedly a tad more difficult to "academically" assess its 2018 sibling. Ironically, I catch a little old school profile here, with grandpa's…
