La Jota, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 (1.5L) Half all wrapped in a very

all wrapped in a very firm and impressively long finale

The rest of the palate is classically Bandol - game fat

It’s dense and amply textured in the mouth

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

Not our most concentrated and impressive Esprit

La Jota, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 (1.5L) Half all wrapped in a veryInto 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.