Jonata Todos Red Vineyard Blend
VINEYARD RUMINATIONS: A wet winter a rare spring frost episode and windy conditions at set formed an ominous trio for the beginning of the 2011 harvest. The resulting crop was greatly reduced. The average tonnage per acre on the Bordeaux grapes was well below 2 tons per acre at 1.78. For our tight vine density that yield is truly paltry. Syrah and sangiovese fared better but both were down about 20% from the previous vintages. Enough with the negative as this is where it ends. Not all is gloom and doom in 2011. Spoiler alert: it is my favorite vintage to date. It is certainly our finest to date. At Jonata I’ve learned to become a believer in silver linings. That is a big deal coming from me as I have long been considered to have a pretty substantial pessimistic streak. This change of heart isn’t based on luck or chance or anything in between. It is based on the near miraculous ability of the Jonata vineyard to roll with the changes and deliver world class fruit across a huge
VINEYARD RUMINATIONS: A wet winter a rare spring frost episode and windy conditions at set formed an ominous trio for the beginning of the 2011 harvest. The resulting crop was greatly reduced. The average tonnage per acre on the Bordeaux grapes was well below 2 tons per acre at 1.78. For our tight vine density that yield is truly paltry. Syrah and sangiovese fared better but both were down about 20% from the previous vintages. Enough with the negative as this is where it ends. Not all is gloom and doom in 2011. Spoiler alert: it is my favorite vintage to date. It is certainly our finest to date. At Jonata I’ve learned to become a believer in silver linings. That is a big deal coming from me as I have long been considered to have a pretty substantial pessimistic streak. This change of heart isn’t based on luck or chance or anything in between. It is based on the near miraculous ability of the Jonata vineyard to roll with the changes and deliver world class fruit across a huge
