Jonata Sangre Syrah Santa Barbara California 2020

"Still a bit shy when first poured in the glass hinting at more expansion in the decade(s) to come. With 10 minutes time, it begins to express itself... loudly. Mulberry, creosote, rosemary, bay leaf, dried wild blueberry and green peppercorn. A wonderful combination of brooding dark berries, resinous pine forest notes and a succulent savory edge. Still forming, this wine is wonderfully wild and evocative of walking through the sandy dunes covered in spring flowers at JONATA. Not a shrinking violet, but also certainly not a monolith. Its layers and different voices are impossible to ignore. It is all so concentrated and coiled. Delicious and perfectly raw. Fine grit on the finish that quickly gives way to a steam train of velvet fruit. A penetrating and deep Sangre." Matt Dees, Winemaker

98 Points- Antonio Galloni, Vinous June 2022
97+ Points- Jeb Dunnuck, Jebdunnuck.com August 2022