1989 Dunn Howell Mountain to cap off an insane month

After an insanely busy month of work and celebrating my wife's birthday, we cooked dinner at home and popped open a wine from her birth year. In the last year we've come to love Howell Mountain wines, and Dunn Vineyards are proving to be an incredible producer.

Visual: On a full pour, mahogany center with rusty rim

Nose:
Pencil shavings, Mint, Chocolate, Stewed cherries, Black Licorice

Palate:
Fruit dominated at this point, mostly stewed cherries and black fruit. Hard to pull any secondary or tertiary out.

I should've used our smaller decanter or just decanted for sediment then back in the bottle – tannins over-softened within 20 minutes of pouring. Very short finish.

Scoring across the peak window and the rest of the evening – 92 points.