Made from 100% Petit Verdot, the 2005 La Fuerza de Jonata offers impressive notes of sweet, peppery, blueberry, blackberry, cedar, loamy soil, and roasted herb aromas, and plenty of sweet, well-integrated tannin. It should drink nicely for a decade.
It appears 2006 has produced slightly lighter, but high-class wines without the weight and power of the 2005s. The Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc, and Cabernet Franc are especially noteworthy. The only wine that did not excite me was a non-vintage blend of 81% sweet botrytised Semillon and 19% Sauvignon Blanc. A combination of 2004, 2005, and 2006, the La Miel de Jonata was decidedly monolithic and one-dimensional compared to the other brilliant wines from this spectacular new producer in the Santa Ynez Valley. Fasten your seatbelts as these wines will give purchasers a serious ride for their money!
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