Lot 287
LOKOYA CABERNET SAUVIGNON HOWELL MOUNTAIN 2004 (1) WA 97
LOKOYA CABERNET SAUVIGNON MOUNT VEEDER 2004 (1) WA 99
Lot 287 Details
LOKOYA CABERNET SAUVIGNON HOWELL MOUNTAIN 2004 (1)
Napa Valley.
peeling label.
Another prodigious effort is the black/purple-colored 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Howell Mountain, which comes from the Keyes Vineyard owned by the Jackson family. It is another small production cuvee of only 382 cases, versus 400 of the Diamond Mountain and 571 of the Mount Veeder. This wine shows the classic mulberry, graphite-laced, floral and chalky notes of Howell Mountain, with tremendous intensity and skyscraper-like texture. It is full-bodied and powerful with sweet tannin and loads of minerality and floral notes. Again, the tannins are so sweet and succulent this wine can be drunk now or cellared for another 15-20 years. April 2014 WA 97
LOKOYA CABERNET SAUVIGNON MOUNT VEEDER 2004 (1)
Napa Valley.
peeling label.
Knocking on the door of perfection is the 2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Mount Veeder from the Veeder Peak Vineyard. The volcanic rock and sandy soils seem to always provide something that winemaker Chris Carpenter crafts into a compelling Cabernet Sauvignon. With an opaque, bluish/purple color as well as blackberry, blueberry, licorice, incense and floral notes, this is a multidimensional, blockbuster Cabernet Sauvignon, with sweet tannin, adequate acidity and staggering depth and power. It can be drunk now as well as over the next two decades. Bravo! WA 99