Expect dense black currant, dark cherry, graphite, cedar, dried herb, and refined oak spice with full body and structured tannins. The 2010 vintage was cooler and more elegant; 2012 was excellent and balanced; 2015 was warm and concentrated. All three vintages have aging potential.
- Varietal
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- Region
- USA / California / Sonoma County / Knights Valley
- Body
- Full
- Style
- dry red, structured, age-worthy, single-vineyard
The producer
Anakota is the Knights Valley single-vineyard Cabernet project from the Jackson Family / Pierre Seillan Vérité team. Helena Dakota is one of two specific block bottlings (paired with Helena Montana). Pierre Seillan is the Bordeaux-trained winemaker behind Vérité, also part of the Jackson Family portfolio.
What critics say
Anakota's Knights Valley single-vineyard Cabs receive consistently strong critical attention, with scores typically in the mid- to high-90s.
Pairing
Filet mignon, herb-crusted rack of lamb, dry-aged ribeye