tn: 2007 jonata flor de jonata

WINE TALK
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my first tn, so please be gentle!

out of the gate almost painfully tart, loads of acidity, delicious lemon and grapefruit flavors. not terribly forthcoming on the nose - faint whiff of lemon. as the bottle progresses the wine gets a bit rounder but is still bracing. i am not sure what food this would pair with but it is absolutely terrific as a stand alone quaff. glad i have some more of this - have been very impressed with everything i’ve tasted from this producer. 95

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95 pts! So you DO like it painful! Could you provide the region the fruit is from? Blend?

Thanks, and welcome (and why would we be gentle when you like it PAINFUL!) [berserker.gif]

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sorry - 15% semillon, santa ynez valley. i guess your 1st post shouldn’t be for 95 points, but…i drink a lot of sb, and i like this a good deal better than the 07 merry edwards and 07 spottswoode, 2 pretty highly regarded sbs.

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95 pts. is fine…even better with TN’s! ha ha…thanks. Love great SB myself. Will have to try this one. Have you had the Selene SB? Pretty tasty as well.

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My fave local SB is definitely Osseus, made by Eric M from Zaca Mesa . . . Give it a shot!

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thanks larry - will check it out

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Craig, the wonderful folks from Jonata generously provided wines for two of the great dinners at the Scottsdale Culinary festival this year. I adored the SB. In fact our great palate Otto Dobre, whom I invited to the festival who flushes many wines down the drain and never requested anyone to be gentle to him in his entire life ( [rofl.gif] ) liked it so much that he stated that he would be willing to pay the $60 tariff for that wine. Thank you for your note, your effort and courage in posting here. [notworthy.gif]
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It’s a great white wine. As noted, there’s a great balance of acidity and richness, though instead of both attributes going down the middle of the road, they are balanced by exisiting harmoniously at opposite extremes.

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I’ve already purchased 6 of the SB/Semillion bottles. If my wife who does not drink says I love that then this is it!!!