Palate

Blackberry, minerality, and dark chocolate define the 2009 Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon from the spectacular Keyes Vineyard, our source on Howell Mountain for Lokoya.

Growing Conditions

1,825 ft. vineyard elevation. When uplifting tectonic plates created the Mayacamas Range, they left Howell Mountain in a unique position in Napa Valley. On this eastern side of the valley, one would expect to see the scrub oak and grassland found elsewhere. But the north-flowing air mass that moves across this spot makes Howell Mountain the coldest and wettest appellation in Napa. Thus, the ponderosa pine and redwoods that dot the mountain help define it.

Harvest

hand-harvested, low yields of 2 tons per acre.

Bottling

bottled unfined and unfiltered

Aging

22 months in 100% new French oak