2021 Jonata "Alma" Ballard Canyon Cabernet Franc Blend
Insider's Advantage
98JD
96VN
95RP
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98
Jeb Dunnuck
One of my favorite cuvées from this estate, the 2021 El Alma De Jonata checks in as 80% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot, and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Reminding me of a great vintage of Château Figeac, it has a gorgeous perfume of red and black fruits, spring flowers, lead pencil, and smoked tobacco. With medium to full body, gorgeously polished, integrated tannins, and an incredible finish, it already offers pleasure yet will ideally be hidden in the cellar for 4-5 years. It will have 20-25+ years of overall longevity.
Professional Reviews
96
Vinous
The 2021 El Alma de Jonata is dense and powerful, but also very young. There is some youthful austerity that needs time to soften, and yet all the elements are so well balanced. Dark red/purplish fruit, blood orange, cedar, mint and spice all race throughout this sumptuous, super-expressive Cabernet Franc-based blend. Franc aromatics are especially prominent on the finish. Give this time.
95
Wine Advocate
The 2021 El Alma de Jonata unwinds rapidly in the glass, revealing charred, herbal, black plum, turned earth and dark chocolate aromas. The palate is velvety and sumptuous yet manages to retain a classy reticence. This beautiful texture opens up and confidently segues to a decadent, sturdy and immensely structured finish that cascades with layered, assertive yet focused tannins and massive fruit intensity. The burnished control on display presents the wine nicely without fully buffing out its wild edges. This is a blend of 80% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon.
Notes
This 2021 Ballard Canyon red blends 80% Cabernet Franc, 15% Merlot and 5% Cabernet Sauvignon. Red and black fruits mingle with floral, cedar, herbal and tobacco notes. The palate is dense and velvety, with polished yet substantial tannins and a long, structured finish. Youthful intensity and balance suggest potential for extended cellaring.
Details
| Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Varietal | Cabernet Franc |
| Origin | Santa Maria/Santa Barbara, California, United States |
| Bottle Size | 750 mL |
| SKU | 2071004 |
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