crushed mint

and will likely put on mid-palate weight with a little bottle age

The wine shows great integration of the oak

This may well clean up but at present

fleshy finish

Jonata, Alma other_regions_italy crushed mintCalifornia'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