2017 La Jota Vineyard Co.
Howell Mountain Merlot
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, CA
$100.00 per bottle / 85.00 club price
“Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2017 Merlot Howell Mountain reveals pretty baked plums, blueberry pie and blackberry compote notes with touches of cloves, star anise, cracked black pepper and black soil plus a waft of underbrush. Full-bodied, the palate is densely packed with crunchy black fruit layers, framed by very ripe, rounded tannins and just enough freshness, finishing long and peppery.”
94 Points, Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker Wine Advocate, October 2019
Composition
89% Merlot,
11% Petit Verdot
Vineyard
W.S. Keyes Vineyard,
La Jota Vineyard
Appellation
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley
Aging
20 months in French oak (91% new)
