Grapes: 45% Syrah, 21% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Petit Verdot, 9% Petite Sirah,
5% Merlot, 6% misc others (white and red).

Dedicated to expressing a range of red—and a handful of white—wines from its estate in the Central Coast of California’s Ballard Canyon appellation within Santa Ynez Valley, Jonata is one of a new breed of producers throughout the world who are thriving with a non-traditional amalgam of varieties and blends. 

Savory, earth-driven and lifted by floral aromatics. On the nose there are violet candies, balsamic, nutmeg, espresso bean, black pepper, black cherry and ripe blackberry. Polished and drinking beautifully today directly out of the bottle, and fabulously balanced. On the palate robust dark fruit, buoyed by energetic acidity and buffered by soft and coating tannins. A seamless and approachable vintage, highlighting syrah on the nose with a strong cabernet sauvignon voice on the palate. 

Jeb Dunnuck: 95 Points