August 2024

providing good

and mahogany

9% alcohol but shows lots of crushed rock and wet gravel minerality

Yield in 2022 was a little more than in 2021

2014 JONATA Desafio Cayuse August 202479% Cabernet Sauvignon, 13% Merlot, 4% Petit Verdot, 4% Cabernet Franc 80% French oak and 20% neutral French oak 516 Cases Produced "Darker and more brooding with the essence of cassis. Tight and coiled as we would hope at this baby stage. Great expansion of fruit on the attack shows its potential. Sweet and substantial tannins build early and help define this young cabernet sauvignon. An absolutely refined and classic Desafio. We cant wait to watch