From winemaker Duane Dappen, today’s high elevation Zinfandel is an elegant and flavor-loaded Zin. Not as over-ripe or over-driven as some of its Howell Mountain Cabernet brethren, this Zinfandel is actually more elegant than some of the high-dollar cabs that hail from this region.

Mister Dappen has had an illustrious career, having honed his craft at Rombauer, Frank Family Winery, Bravante Vineyards and Stone Ridge Vineyard. Duane is known in the wine trade as The ZinMaster, a moniker that is so well-deserved.

Today’s 2007 D-Cubed Cellars Howell Mountain Zinfandel is a truly excellent wine and we offer it to you with our very hearty recommendation. Duane Dappen continues to impress us with excellent wine after excellent wine, and we are just thrilled to be able to bring you his latest Zinfandel.

Today’s Howell Mountain Zinfandel is unique in that it is one of the few Zinfandels to come from this mostly-Cabernet Sauvignon growing region. In fact, many Zinfandel plantings are being ripped out, in favor of the more profitable Cabernet Sauvignon.

2007 wines have been selling like hot-cakes (Robert Parker gave the vintage a decade-shattering 96 Points), and today’s 2007 clearly shows why; wines from this vintage are almost universally astounding.

Zin fans, please don’t miss out on this fantastic wine.