Juxtaposed against the 1996 Haut-Batailley I find more energy in this

stylish and lingering finale

Not for me at the moment

The wine shows great integration of the oak

This may well clean up but at present

Jonata, Alma other_regions_italy Juxtaposed against the 1996 Haut-BatailleyCalifornia's Cheval Blanc (or maybe Le Dome is a better comparison), the Cabernet Franc dominated 2012 El Alma de Jonata incorporates 13% Cabernet Sauvignon, 9% Merlot and 6% Petit Verdot and is brought up in 80% new French oak. It has an incredible bouquet of tobacco leaf, lead pencil shavings, sweet currants, crushed rock and violets that come screaming from the glass. This is followed by a full bodied red that shows a sensational purity of fruit, a