La Jota, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 (1.5L) Half all wrapped in a very

all wrapped in a very firm and impressively long finale

fruitcake and forest floor along with licorice and spice

With striking intensity

and consistent

It’s dense and amply textured in the mouth

La Jota, Howell Mountain, Cabernet Sauvignon 1988 (1.5L) Half all wrapped in a veryInto neck; slightly torn label La Jota Vineyard Co. was founded in 1898 by Frederick Hess, an immigrant from Switzerland, who established a German language newspaper in San Francisco. No doubt influenced by other European immigrants involved in California's wine industry, Hess purchased 327 acres on Howell Mountain to plant vineyards. Prohibition did not spare La Jota, and it became one of many "ghost wineries" until Bill Smith purchased it in 1974.