La Jota, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 (1.5L) Half and consistent

and consistent

More interesting are the highly energetic and intensely stony ultra-refined flavors that exhibit excellent persistence on the focused and balanced finale

With striking intensity

fruitcake and forest floor along with licorice and spice

Not our most concentrated and impressive Esprit

La Jota, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 (1.5L) Half and consistentInto neck; slightly torn label La Jota Vineyard Co. was founded in 1898 by Frederick Hess, an immigrant from Switzerland, who established a German language newspaper in San Francisco. No doubt influenced by other European immigrants involved in California's wine industry, Hess purchased 327 acres on Howell Mountain to plant vineyards. Prohibition did not spare La Jota, and it became one of many "ghost wineries" until Bill Smith purchased it in 1974.