Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain 1988 sold at auction 7 times in the last five years, at a median of $205 per 750ml; half of those sales fell between $186 and $227. The most recent sale was on September 19, 2026. The lowest retail price today is $263, across 3 retail offers.
Auction median, last 5 yrs
$205
7 sales · $186–227 middle half
Lowest retail now
$263
3 retail offers
Last auction sale
Sep 19
2026
Critic scores
97
Vinous
Dunn, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, neighbouring vintages
Live auction lots for 1988 (1)
$125per 750ml incl. premium53% below retail
Fine & Rare Wines Online: Los Angeles Edition
1988 · Lot 434
Wine facts
- Country
- United States
- Region
- California
- Sub-region
- Howell Mountain
- Type
- Red
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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