2017 Jonata Todos Proprietary Red Wine

Jonata |Saint Ynez |Shiraz
A premium, small-production red blend from this iconic Screaming Eagle-owned estate, offering exceptional balance, complexity, and ageability.

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The 2017 Jonata Todos is a striking red blend from one of California’s most iconic producers. Owned by the renowned Screaming Eagle, Jonata has become synonymous with innovation and excellence, and the Todos showcases the estate’s exceptional approach to crafting complex, world-class wines.

This vintage is a masterful blend of Syrah, Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Sirah, Petit Verdot, Merlot, and Cabernet Franc. It offers an intoxicating nose of black truffle, jasmine, five spice, and black pepper, layered over rich notes of dried blueberry, fig, and aged balsamic. On the palate, it’s a wave of velvety dark fruit, with hints of tobacco, mint, and baking chocolate. The balance between power and finesse is nothing short of remarkable.

Jeb Dunnuck awarded it 94+ points, calling it "beautifully balanced, elegant, yet concentrated." A stunning red blend and with yields down 50% in 2017, this is a more limited release of this much sought-after cuvee.

94+ points - "Certainly, the quality is top-notch. Blackberries, smoked plums, graphite, ground pepper, and crushed rock-like minerality all emerge from this beautifully balanced, elegant, yet concentrated and fleshy red that has the class, as well as the structure, to keep for over a decade." - Jeb Dunnock

93 points - "The 2017 Todos is superb, beautifully perfumed and silky, with lovely red fruit character that comes through nicely. Floral accents add brightness." - Vinous

44% Syrah, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 12% Petit Sirah, 10% Petit Verdot, 6% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc | 2,370 Cases Produced

VINTAGE RUMINATIONS

A wet winter finally broke the drought in 2017. The rain was a blessing as it refreshed our soils and water quality. Conditions were peaceful and warm during budbreak and early spring. However, the cool conditions during flowering prolonged the process, led to very small clusters and resulted in miniscule yields. In many cases, we saw roughly 50% of our normal yields. It was certainly a year with some of the smallest yields and earliest harvest dates for us (with a few of the first picks coming in mid-August).

We experienced great growing conditions in June and July before a suddenly cool August. The weather changed radically again in late August and early September with heat spikes and rain events starting Labor Day and continuing to September 10th. There were also unusually humid conditions for the first half of September, but miraculously the rain skipped over our vineyards. We were able to harvest some fruit prior to the warm periods that graced our blends with freshness and structural integrity. We also harvest selected blocks after the heat had passed, giving wines with density and power. The combination of these characteristics resulted in wines of purity, balance and complexity. — Matt Dees Winemaker

ON THE WINE

As always Todos possesses the most exotic, complex and compelling aromatics of the lineup. Highlighted by black truffle, jasmine, five spice, black pepper and clove. Driven by dried blueberry, Mission fig and aged balsamic. Hints of dried tobacco, mint and baking chocolate combine with a
tidal wave of velveteen black fruit on the palate. A wine of extreme power, but also delicate and proportional balance. Strikes me as the most approachable Todos since 2006 and also possibly the finest since that date. — Matt Dees Winemaker

ACCOLADES

93 POINTS Antonio Galloni Vinous September 2019
94+ POINTS Jeb Dunnuck jebdunnuck.com October 2019

Price Bracket $101 and Above
Type Red
Body Full Bodied
Variety Shiraz
Country USA
Region Saint Ynez
Critic Score 94
93
Alcohol 14%
Size 750ml
Vintage 2017
Closure Cork

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