La Jota Vineyard 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain grand cru The wine opens with floral

The wine opens with floral and tobacco nuances accented by savory notes of bay leaf and a pleasing smokiness

6% Petite Verdot

5% Petit Verdot

The wine is defined by lush

This wine opens with an alluring nose of floral notes and dark red berries

La Jota Vineyard 2021 Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain grand cru The wine opens with floralThe 2021 season began with very little rain, and spring and summer were mild. Interestingly, because the heavy wildfire smoke during 2020 decreased the vineyards exposure to sunlight, the vines were set up to give us lower yields in the new season. So for 2021 there is less wine but just phenomenal character. This Cabernet Sauvignon is generous with ripe blackberry on toast and earthy notes of soil, sage, pine, and graphite. The midpalate is weighty