La Jota Vineyard Co.

Howell Mountain Cabernet Franc

9.223 ratings

9.17 pro ratings

Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA

Cabernet Franc

Exotic Spices, Baking Spices, Hard Cheese, Blue Cheese, Chili & Hot Spicy, Pungent Cheese, Potato, White Rice, Herbs, Tomato-Based, Pasta, Mushrooms, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Salami & Prosciutto, Beef, Soft Cheese, Chicken, Lamb, Turkey, Pork, Duck, Venison

Top Notes For

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

8.2

Pretty, perfumed nose. Very ripe, without any green notes. On the palate, quite hot, with black, jammy fruit, anise and a bit of dustiness on the finish.

Pretty, perfumed nose. Very ripe, without any green notes. On the palate, quite hot, with black, jammy fruit, anise and a bit of dustiness on the finish.

Mar 18th, 2014

9.7

Wow! Only about 3bbls produduced per year!

Wow! Only about 3bbls produduced per year!

Oct 25th, 2013

8.7

Mmmmmmm

Mmmmmmm

Jun 26th, 2014

8.7

We truly enjoy this cab franc. Hard to not like Cardinale wines. Has a great nose and mouth feel. Softer shorter finish that you would expect in a cab franc but in no way weak. Lovely.

We truly enjoy this cab franc. Hard to not like Cardinale wines. Has a great nose and mouth feel. Softer shorter finish that you would expect in a cab franc but in no way weak. Lovely.

Mar 22nd, 2014

Jennifer Ottovegio

7.6

Very dry aftertaste, very tannin heavy, strong aroma and flavor. Not my favorite.

Very dry aftertaste, very tannin heavy, strong aroma and flavor. Not my favorite.

Feb 16th, 2014

8.8

Matt had this 10 years ago

Matt had this 10 years ago

Oct 10th, 2014

9.4

Clayton had this 10 years ago

Clayton had this 10 years ago

Sep 2nd, 2014

Amie Hendrickson

9.1

Amie had this 11 years ago

Amie had this 11 years ago

Mar 10th, 2014

8.9

Sommelara had this 11 years ago

Sommelara had this 11 years ago

Feb 9th, 2014

Sommelier/Wine Director La Toque

9.5

Roland had this 11 years ago

Roland had this 11 years ago

Dec 1st, 2013