Community Tasting Notes 28

• LiteItOnFire wrote: flawed

  September 21, 2019 - This had a bit of cork to it.

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• Alvarovazquez Likes this wine: 92 points

  July 11, 2019 - Even while Syrah blends are not my thing, I must say this is a well made, integrated wine. Lots of fruits are present in the first place. After two hour decanting, more complex aromas and flavors appear. A powerful wine, indeed. Similar in strength to an Amarone or a young Toro. Someone in the community pointed out that this is an “angry” wine. Difficult to find a better description. Not a wine to repeat through the night. Ready to drink now or hold it for another 3 years to see if tannins are softened.

• stoicking wrote:

  June 24, 2019 - 2hr slow ox. Black olives, saline to the point of sea-water, charred meat. Integrated tannins. Slightest hints of black cherry near the end of the bottle. Well made, just not my kind of juice.

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• pgrzesik wrote: 88 points

  March 30, 2019 - Interesting syrah blend here. Nice complexity, good depth, but did not feel special. This wine has such a huge vanilla bomb slapped on that it is over the top, too much, overpowering. Almost revoltingly strong. I am a huge fan of syrah, but I am becoming less and less of a fan of American/California style syrahs. They are all very extracted, heavily alcoholic, and have a huge vanilla bomb slapped on. Would not buy this again.

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• wino121 wrote: 91 points

  January 2, 2019 - V/decant, stellar wine, but I like this blend, in a prime spot now, and will drink easy until 2022.
  A buy.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2012
• Type Red
• Producer Jonata Winery
• Varietal Syrah Blend
• Designation Todos
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Ballard Canyon
• UPC Code 451066757504

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• Pending Delivery 2 (0%)
• In Cellars 872 (62%)
• Consumed 530 (38%)

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