Howell Mountain 2019
The Pool Block, Zakin Estate.
(Image credit: Jonathan Zakin)

Above the fogline, between 427m and 726m, Howell Mountain – Napa Valley’s first sub-AVA, awarded in 1983 – is home to an array of varying slopes, rolling hills and microclimates with typically poor, rocky, well-draining soils.

Lokoya, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Incredibly rich and opulent. Sumptuous aromas of ripe cassis, boysenberry, blackberry and mountain herbs. The incredibly vivid dark berry fruit – deep and penetrating –...

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O'Shaughnessy Estate, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Winemaker Sean Capiaux has crafted this Howell Mountain staple for more than two decades. In 2019, he's made a knockout! Explosive aromas of ripe, black...

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Robert Craig, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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From a 0.44ha vineyard of well-draining alluvial soils. Aged in 100% new French oak for 21 months, bottled unfined and unfiltered. Richly scented with dark...

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Zakin, Estate Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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A really bright and vivid take on the classic Philippe Melka style of expressing refined dark fruit flavours and savoury accents with immense structure. From...

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Howell at the Moon, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Winemaker Tim Milos and consulting winemaker Sarah Gott work with grapes farmed by the sixth-generation brothers at Piña Vineyard Management. Powerful aromas of inky black...

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Bravante Vineyards, Stone Ridge Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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From estate vines atop Howell Mountain, this boasts a gravelly texture and fine-grained tannins. A tight nose reveals dusty herbs and chaparral before opening up...

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Louis M Martini, Cabernet Sauvignon, Howell Mountain, Napa Valley, California, USA 2019

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Powerful oak dominates black cherry, blackberry and graphite on the nose. Ripe sweet red berries, spiced plum and tangy pomegranate burst forth on the full-bodied,...

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Jonathan Cristaldi
Jonathan Cristaldi
Jonathan Cristaldi is a wine writer and critic based in the San Francisco Bay Area. For more than a decade, his articles on wine, spirits and beer have appeared in a host of print and digital platforms, including Decanter, Food & Wine, Departures, The SOMM Journal, Tasting Panel Magazine, Liquor.com, Seven Fifty Daily, Los Angeles Magazine, Thrillist, Tasting Table and Time Out LA among others. When not writing about wine, Cristaldi works as a scriptwriter on film and documentary projects with award-winning commercial photographer and director Rachid Dahnoun.