Since the single vineyard 2001's are only available from the winery's tasting room, I am listing my numerical scores only.Tel. (707) 963-7115; Fax (707) 963-1735

The beautiful 1997 Cabernet Sauvignon Tre Colline offers sexy, ostentatious notes of licorice, cherry liqueur, black fruits, and spicy oak. On the palate, cigar box flavors add to the melange of complex characteristics found in the bouquet. Fleshy, juicy, and succulent, with dazzling ripeness, low acidity, and sweet, well-integrated tannin, it will be ready to drink between 2000-2020. (Not yet released)Tel. (707) 963-7115; Fax (707) 963-1735

The dense purple-colored 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon Tre Colline is backward, tannic, and in need of 5-6 years of bottle age. All the component parts are present, but this wine requires patience.The Cabernet Sauvignon Tre Colline is a new offering from Howell Mountain. These are tannic, backward, full-bodied wines with considerable punch and depth.The single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons are part of what Beringer calls their "Vineyard Collection." Produced in 200 case lots, readers expecting to find them sitting on a shelf in their local retail shops will be disappointed, as they are destined to be sold via Beringer's mailing list, or directly from the winery. Because of the limited quantities available, my notes on these wines are intentionally abbreviated.Release date, 4/01.Tel. (707) 963-7115; Fax (707) 963-1735

The 1995 Cabernet Sauvignon Tre Colline is a multi-dimensional, full-bodied, spicy wine with copious quantities of black currant fruit intermixed with cedar and weedy tobacco. Full-bodied, pure, and nicely-textured, it should be at its best with another 2-3 years of cellaring, and keep for 2 decades.The Cabernet Sauvignon Tre Colline is a new offering from Howell Mountain. These are tannic, backward, full-bodied wines with considerable punch and depth.The single-vineyard Cabernet Sauvignons are part of what Beringer calls their "Vineyard Collection." Produced in 200 case lots, readers expecting to find them sitting on a shelf in their local retail shops will be disappointed, as they are destined to be sold via Beringer's mailing list, or directly from the winery. Because of the limited quantities available, my notes on these wines are intentionally abbreviated.Release date, 4/00.Tel. (707) 963-7115; Fax (707) 963-1735