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2008 Jonata La Sangre de Jonata Santa Ynez Valley
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2008 Jonata La Sangre de Jonata Santa Ynez Valley

Producer: Jonata
Style: Red Wine
Grape Type: Syrah/Shiraz
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Ynez Valley

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94 Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2011

(98% syrah and 2% viognier):  Opaque purple.  Ripe, expansive aromas of boysenberry, cassis, vanilla and violet, complicated by olive and cracked pepper nuances and a hint of cola.  Lush and densely packed, offering sweet, broad black and blue fruit flavors and sexy oak spice qualities.  Dusty tannins add shape and grip to the very long, spice- and smoke-accented finish, which echoes the cassis and vanilla notes.  Nothing shy about this big boy.

95 Points | Robert Parker's The Wine Advocate

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