Jonata, Santa Ynez Valley, Ballard Canyon, El Desafio de Jonata 2013 (6L) Rhone Rouge The palate is both opulent

The palate is both opulent and seductive

finally registered the domaine as a vigneron indépendant

clean nose of dark fruit

This is quite long and overall

but this will play out to great advantage in the long term as the wine continues its bottle evolution

Jonata, Santa Ynez Valley, Ballard Canyon, El Desafio de Jonata 2013 (6L) Rhone Rouge The palate is both opulent98 points Jeb Dunnuck The 2013 El Desafio de Jonata checks in as a blend of 87% Cabernet Sauvignon, 5% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot and the rest Merlot all aged 20 months in 80% new French oak. Reminiscent of a First Growth from Pauillac, it gets a big wow in the notes and offers sensational notes of cassis, tobacco leaf, damp herbs, and charcoal. Full bodied, massively concentrated, fresh and impeccably balanced, it's up with the 2007 as the