2021 La Jota Cabernet Franc, Howell Mountain

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Product Type : Red

Vintage : 2021

Varietal : Cabernet Franc

Bottle Size : 750 mL

ABV : 14.1%

This seductive Cabernet Franc leans into dark cherry, espresso bean, forest floor aromatics, and a flicker of orange peel. Firm tannins and smashed rock minerality are carried by the silky mouthfeel.

	Robert Parker
96 points	All Cabernet Franc, with the core of the bottling coming from vines planted in 1976, La Jota's 2021 Cabernet Franc Howell Mountain harkens back to the terrific Cab Franc bottlings this estate bottled in the early 1990s. Complex and gently leafy, with notes of pine and red raspberries, the nose is enchanting, while the palate is supple and almost creamy in feel, medium to full-bodied, then moves into a long, elegant finish, capped by gently dusty tannins. Terrific stuff.
	Jeb Dunnuck
96 points	Darker red, blue, and black fruits, sappy spring flowers, graphite, and chalky minerality all define the 2021 Cabernet Franc Howell Mountain, a medium to full-bodied, ultra-pure, fine, graceful Cabernet Franc with tons to love. Rating: 96+
	James Suckling
96 points	Aromas of currants with lead pencil, bark and dried mushrooms. Fresh herbs, too. Full-bodied, with creamy and firm tannins that are polished and give great length. Chewy at the end. So long. Made from 100% cabernet franc. 377 cases produced. Give this three or four years to soften and beyond. One for the cellar.

2021 La Jota Cabernet Franc, Howell Mountain

2021 La Jota Cabernet Franc, Howell Mountain

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