2009 La Jota Vineyard Co.
Howell Mountain Merlot
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, CA
Winemaker
Christopher Carpenter
Viticulturist
Mariano Navarro
Appellation
100% Howell Mountain
Composition
100% Merlot
Vineyard
La Jota Estate Vineyard & W.S. Keyes Vineyard
Alcohol by Volume
14.8%
Ageing
22 months in 88% new French oak barrels In-barrel malolactic fermentation using native strains