Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain 1997 sold at auction 54 times in the last five years, at a median of $196 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $179 and $209. The most recent sale was on October 2, 2026.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$196
54 sales · $179–209 middle half
Last auction sale
Oct 2
2026
Critic scores
95
Wine Advocate
96
Decanter
Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1997 (2)
$138per 750ml incl. premium4% below retail
The Dolce Vita Collection The Imperial Collection Selections Fine Rare Wines De October 29 30
1997 · Lot 437 · Qty 2
$146per 750ml incl. premium
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1997 · Lot 430 · Qty 12
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Howell Mountain
- Type
- Red
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Most traded in Howell Mountain
- Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $137 · 474 sales
- Abreu, Las Posadas, Howell Mountainavg $319 · 301 sales
- Outpost, True Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $197 · 296 sales
- Lokoya, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $271 · 258 sales
- La Jota Vineyard, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $97 · 237 sales
- Dana Estates, Hershey Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $328 · 175 sales
- Cade, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $115 · 177 sales
- Outpost, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountainavg $103 · 115 sales
- Cakebread, Dancing Bear Ranch, Howell Mountainavg $145 · 106 sales
- Turley, Rattlesnake Ridge Zinfandel, Howell Mountainavg $39 · 90 sales
About Dunn
Dunn Vineyards, the Dunn family's winery on Howell Mountain, makes 100% Cabernet Sauvignon in two main bottlings, made identically, aged 32 months in new French oak. Howell Mountain comes only from the family's 42 acres at roughly 1,850–2,100 feet, where shallow, poor soils and extra sun give thick-skinned berries and yields about half the valley floor's: powerful, savoury and mineral, with a signature cumin-and-coriander spice and tannins built for long ageing. The Napa Valley bottling blends younger Howell Mountain blocks with bought valley-floor fruit for a plusher, juicier style. In top years a tiny old-vine reserve, El Camino, appears. Each lot is fermented separately and blended blind; farming is organic.
- Region
- Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California
- Owner
- Dunn family (Randy and Lori Dunn; Mike Dunn)
- Vineyards
- 42 acres on Howell Mountain at 1,850–2,100 ft: Alta Tierra, Frank, Lake, Park Muscatine, Eagle Summit
- Grapes
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Wines
- Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, El Camino (reserve)
- Style
- 32 months in 100% new French oak; structured, mineral
- Website
- https://www.dunnvineyards.com/
Sources: dunnvineyards.com, napawineproject.com