Jonata, Santa Ynez Valley, Ballard Canyon, El Desafio de Jonata 2013 (6L) Rhone Rouge Great and complex wine which

Great and complex wine which is still in its youth

Elian Da Ros spent five years working with Domaine Zind-Humbrecht in Alsace

The oldest parcel was planted in 1942 and the major portion of this wine is from vines in excess of 40 years of age

the nose reveals all the riches of roasted fruit

On the palate minerals

Jonata, Santa Ynez Valley, Ballard Canyon, El Desafio de Jonata 2013 (6L) Rhone Rouge Great and complex wine which98 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