Matthew Cohen

9.0

2017

N: spatburgunder green a bit. Floral.

P: hint bitter. Hint cherry. Silky. Well made.

$172/12 $12.90 btg

Chrysalis ? — 3 months ago

Kelley Raymond

9.0

Really balanced and good oak notes — 4 years ago

Kelley Raymond

8.9

Dry but fruity - lots of flavor and complexity, plus far more dry than your usual rose. — 4 years ago

Jeremy Autry

8.9

Surprisingly, may need a little more time in the bottle. Going to let it open up, but so far so good. 2010 — 8 years ago

Matthew Cohen

9.2

Nosesome wool

Palate: smoky. Not super delicious. Complex. Aromatic.

Chrysalis.

$22 — 3 months ago

David Kline

9.0

Chalky grape and balsa, blackberry, and plum nose with soft smoke and jasmine with a sweet petrol gloss. Soft mouthfeel turns bing cherry and underripe blueberries bordering green. Chewy. Big fruit tannins. A spicy pepper that always turns piquant-fruit. Young in every way, would love to see this chrysalis emerge.


#lajotavineyardco #laJotahowellmountainestate #lajota #howellmountain #merlot #napa #napavalley — 2 years ago

Pete Carrico

9.1

Nice complexity, great tannin structure with a long, peppery finish. Very good red wine! — 7 years ago

Chris Buggy

9.0

Fun and funky, stones and pear, hard to put a finger on. Would love to see this one again — 2 years ago

with Jennifer

Kelley Raymond

9.0

Really clean and flavorful — 4 years ago

Bill Bender

8.9

Shafer HS is an all time favorite of mine but I don't typically open a bottle within 10 years of release. This bottle illustrated why. It's still in its chrysalis--developing and building and gaining weight and shedding tannin. Just not ready even after hours in the decanter. — 8 years ago