2012 La Jota Cabernet Franc
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A rich, ample wine, the 2012 Cabernet Franc is all about texture. Dark red and black fruit, smoke, incense and spices meld together in the glass. The style is rich, racy and voluptuous, with tons of immediacy and near-term appeal. The 2012 is 100% Cabernet Franc from the La Jota and Keyes vineyards on Howell Mountain.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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Cabernet Franc has always done well on Howell Mountain and La Jota’s 2012 Cabernet Franc (100% Cabernet Franc aged in 80% new French oak) exhibits attractive notes of forest floor, brambleberries, truffles, licorice and blue and black fruits. Medium-bodied and dense, with terrific fruit intensity, lots of glycerin, but no sense of heaviness or astringency, it should drink well for a decade.