La Jota Vineyard Co.

Howell Mountain Merlot

9.210 ratings
9.13 pro ratings
Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA
Merlot
Beef, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Chili & Hot Spicy, Potato, Exotic Spices, Lamb, White Rice, Baking Spices, Herbs, Pasta, Chicken, Mushrooms, Pungent Cheese, Turkey, Tomato-Based, Soft Cheese, Pork, Beans & Peas, Hard Cheese, Duck, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Sipping Fine Wine

Blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits, sweet spice and espresso notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and black cherry with toasty oak, cacao and espresso. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with fruit, oak and sweet spice. Still has room to age, but nice now!

Blend of 90% Merlot and 10% Petit Verdot, deep Ruby with aromas of ripe dark fruits, sweet spice and espresso notes. On the palate flavors of blackberry and black cherry with toasty oak, cacao and espresso. Fine soft tannins, long finish ending with fruit, oak and sweet spice. Still has room to age, but nice now!

Jan 13th, 2023
Mike Lee

Beverage Manager/Sommelier Catch Miami

8.8

Dark fruit compote, oak, alcohol. Big wine that needs time to mature.

Dark fruit compote, oak, alcohol. Big wine that needs time to mature.

Nov 5th, 2018
Mark

At Feast

At Feast

May 25th, 2022
John W
9.0

Deep ruby coloration. On the nose, cherry, earth, leather. On, the palate, cherry, leather, vanilla. Medium finish of same.

Deep ruby coloration. On the nose, cherry, earth, leather. On, the palate, cherry, leather, vanilla. Medium finish of same.

Nov 26th, 2021
Rachel Chervin

Delicious and worth the wait!

Delicious and worth the wait!

Oct 3rd, 2020
Elaine McCarroll

An excellent Merlot.

An excellent Merlot.

Jan 6th, 2020
Mark Flesher

First Disney wine. Starts off black and blue but then gets more red fruited as it opens. This is a baby. We are lobbying to have a bottle opened tonight to enjoy tomorrow. This wine has a great toasted oak tannin finish. Middle has medium+ density weight. Really nice bottle. Will be a 94 in 5 years but solid 92-93 now. Can't imagine what the WS Keyes Merlot tastes like!

First Disney wine. Starts off black and blue but then gets more red fruited as it opens. This is a baby. We are lobbying to have a bottle opened tonight to enjoy tomorrow. This wine has a great toasted oak tannin finish. Middle has medium+ density weight. Really nice bottle. Will be a 94 in 5 years but solid 92-93 now. Can't imagine what the WS Keyes Merlot tastes like!

Apr 12th, 2019
Stephen Mathews

Stephen had this 3 years ago

Stephen had this 3 years ago

Jan 11th, 2021
Joseph Corso

Joseph had this 2 years ago

Joseph had this 2 years ago

Dec 11th, 2021
John Vallance

John had this 3 years ago

John had this 3 years ago

Dec 19th, 2020