/Howell Mountain/La Jota Vineyard Co.
Howell Mountain
§ Howell Mountain· Napa ValleyAppointment Required
La Jota Vineyard Co..
One of Howell Mountain's oldest vineyards—vines from 1898 still growing.
Cabernet SauvignonCabernet FrancLoamEst. 1898Appointment Required
Organic Farming★ 3.5
Passport · Winery No. 069HowellEst. 1898
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🏰 Historic Estate🌿 Wild Landscape💎 Hidden Gem
Why it tastes like that.
§ TERROIR · SECTION 01§ The dirt
Loam
La Jota takes its name from a 19th-century Mexican land grant, dating to 1898. When Frederick Hess planted the first vines at 1,650 feet on Howell Mountain—some still growing today—mountain viticulture was an act of faith. Prohibition silenced the estate for over half a century until Bill and Joan Smith revived it in 1…
Soil
Loam
Elevation
1800ft
Aspect
Mountain
Founded
1898
Farming
Organic Farming
Winemaking
french-oak · estate-grown
What to pour.
§ WINES · SECTION 02§ Signature grapes
Cabernet Sauvignon
赤霞珠
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Cabernet Franc
品丽珠
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Merlot
梅洛
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§ Flavor fingerprint
The room you'll walk into
Weighted toward dark fruit + tannin. Fingerprint is inferred from the terroir + tasting history — not a critic score.
The people behind it.
§ PEOPLE · SECTION 03§ After here, try…
D
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H
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C
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D
Dimple · whisper
Skip the welcome pour.
Ask for the signature wine first while your palate is fresh — it'll read cleaner than any welcome pour.