2012 El Alma de Jonata

"One of my favorite cuvees from this estate, the 2012 El Alma de Jonata is the estate’s Cabernet Franc-dominated blend. Incorporating 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot, it’s another gorgeous barrel sample that offers perfumed violets, spring flowers, toasted spice, freshly laid asphalt and chocolaty dark fruit-like aromas and flavors. Aging in 80% new French oak, it has a focused, elegant and layered feel, yet doesn’t lack for any richness of fruit, mid-palate depth or concentration. It too will benefit from short-term cellaring and have upward of two decades of longevity."