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Jonata

Jonata is a Santa Ynez Valley estate established in 2003 by Stan Kroenke and his family, based in the Ballard Canyon AVA. The estate focuses on Bordeaux and Rhône varieties from the cool, windswept Santa Ynez Valley, with winemaking originally overseen by Michel Rolland and later by Matt Dees. The flagship La Sangre de Jonata is a Syrah-based Rhône blend; El Desafio de Jonata is a Cabernet Sauvignon-dominant Bordeaux blend; and El Alma de Jonata is a varietal Cabernet Franc. Across 408 auction lots, Jonata averages $93 per bottle with prices reaching $1,016. Robert Parker and Wine Advocate awarded La Sangre de Jonata scores of 96–98, contributing to significant secondary market interest for a young California estate. The Ballard Canyon terroir — with limestone soils and cooling Pacific influence — produces Syrah and Rhône blends with more European structure than warmer California counterparts.

Michel Rolland served as consulting winemaker for Jonata's early vintages, lending his global prestige and barrel management philosophy to the estate's Bordeaux and Rhône blends.

La Sangre de Jonata, a Syrah-dominant blend, earned 98 points from Robert Parker, establishing Jonata as a serious Rhône variety producer in Santa Ynez Valley within its first decade.

The estate is situated in the Ballard Canyon AVA, a Santa Ynez sub-appellation with limestone soils and strong afternoon ocean winds — conditions that produce structured, cool-climate Syrah and Cabernet Franc.

408 auction lots average $93 per bottle, with a ceiling of $1,016 — moderate pricing for a critically acclaimed estate with 95+ point bottlings, suggesting room for secondary market appreciation.

Auction Lots

451

Avg Price / Bottle

$91

Top Vintage

2015

Price Range

$24 – $1.0k

In the Glass

Jonata wines are Ballard Canyon cool-climate expressions of Rhône and Bordeaux varieties: La Sangre de Jonata shows dark-fruited Syrah — blackberry, smoked meat, pepper, and iron — with European structure and freshness from limestone soils. El Desafio offers precise Cabernet Sauvignon cassis and cedar; El Alma de Jonata is floral Cabernet Franc with graphite and tobacco. All wines are medium-to-full-bodied with firm tannins and natural acidity — more food-friendly than warm-climate California.

Portfolio

Wine	Colour	Avg Price	Lots Sold	Top Vintage
La Sangre de Jonata	Red	$100	164	2015
El Desafio de Jonata Cabernet Sauvignon	Red	$94	96	2011
El Alma de Jonata Cabernet Franc	Red	$88	71	2007
El Desafio de Jonata	Red	$109	48	2015
Fenix	Red	$62	25	2014
Todos	Red	$60	21	2006
Alma	Red	$54	12	2012
Tierra Sangiovese	Red	$50	9	2009
La Flor de Jonata	White	$58	5	2008

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