2006 Jonata Winery El Alma de Jonata

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  2/23/2023 - Sir Lee wrote:

  Sweet and fruity.

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  4/18/2022 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points

  Consistent with previous tasting notes.

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  3/29/2021 - mclanew Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This needs a decant as it gets better after 30 minutes to an hour. It is remarkably well balanced for a California cab franc. Red and black cherry, a little bell pepper and herbs. Medium bodied, tannins well integrated, still quite vigorous with ripe fruit, interesting layers of complexity. Can continue to evolve for a few more years.

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  4/24/2020 - Mbad77 wrote: 91 Points

  A touch perplexing and perhaps disappointing. Around 95% can franc but it’s not classical Cab Franc on the nose, very much feels more dominant in rich napa Cab Sav / Merlot even though that’s only 5 % of the wine.
  There is some cab Franc nose but it’s not elegant. More on the palate giving a finish that benefits from aeriation and plenty of acidity. The can franc almost gives it a freshness but this isn’t a light or fresh wine really.
  It’s holding up very well though and no fears of its status. I wouldn’t have marked it as a 14 year old wine. Finish has a fair bit of lean grip and bramble / pepper.
  Not a bad wine, in fact very good but at the price and given the heat / high alcohol I won’t be buying more. I have a case of 2016 at half the price and be interesting to see if they have progressed as producers over the years.

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  11/16/2019 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points

  Largely consistent with our previous bottles - to the extent my opinion is different, it's that the fresh herbal notes seemed more pronounced than I recall from previous bottles, and the freshness at this age surprises me. Looking forward to checking in on this one again in a few years.

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