Product Overview
Winery's Notes:
"Ripe red fruit moving to black fruit and fresh mushrooms. Perfumed and lifted. Cassis and freshly turned soil. Stunning combination of black and evergreen. Regal structure that starts out taut and fleshes out with time in the glass. Mint leaves. Coolness. Black olive and smokey fruit. Intense structure with beautifully robust tannins. Classic Jonata cabernet sauvignon."
Varietal Composition: 87% cabernet sauvignon, 5% cabernet franc, 5% petit verdot, 3% merlot
Appellation: Ballard Canyon AVA
Aging: French oak, 80% new
Production: 377 cases
Winemaker: Matt Dees
96+ Points - Wine Advocate:
"Another wine that needs to be forgotten for at least 4-6 years is the 2013 El Desafio de Jonata. Made from mostly Cabernet Sauvignon, with 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and a splash of Merlot, this full-bodied, inky colored wine offers beautiful aromatics of ripe black fruits, lead pencil, tobacco leaf and smoked herbs. Possessing a great mid-palate, ripe tannin and a great finish, it should be at its best from 2020-2040." -JD, 8/30/2016
