This is a special Flor and a wonderful sneak peek into the marvelous (but tiny!) 2024 vintage. A highly perfumed, deep, generous, and powerfully structured version of this blend. Freakishly intense and concentrated. Lime zest and sea salt. Kumquat jam and biscuit. Nectarine and agave. While impressive on the attack, this wine builds in strength, depth and force as it expands across the palate. Crescendos with a massive collision of powerful fruit, mouthwatering acidity and long, lingering, savory phenolic structure (thanks to a splash from our young Assyrtiko plantings!). Mouthwatering dry extract that lingers for minutes. Finishes with guava and tropical notes. Begins to really pick up speed after a few hours open. Likely the mightiest Flor to date from the tiny yields, dry conditions and warm spells that made up vintage 2024 at JONATA.
- Matt Dees, Winemaker
Varietal:
85% Sauvignon Blanc, 15% Sémillon
Vineyard:
JONATA Estate, Ballard Canyon, Santa Ynez Valley
Ageing:
11 months in 50% new French oak, 50% neutral French oak
Alcohol:
14.5%
Case Production:
451
96 Points
The 2024 Flor is one of the finest Sauvignon Blanc-based wines I've tasted in the United States. Intensely concentrated, texturally engaging and deeply saturating, the 2024 presents a yin-yang of enveloping richness and coiled phenolic power. Gentle tropical notes of golden mango and passion fruit open into generous, pillowy layers of orange curd, white pepper and crushed chalk. It's a broad, weighty, impeccably focused and finessed wine that speaks with total precision and class.
Billy Norris, Vinous, September 2026
94 Points
A blend of 85% Sauvignon Blanc and 15% Sémillon, the 2024 Flor is a beautiful white that has ripe stone fruits, hints of tropical flowers, pineapple, and honeyed mint on the nose. It's medium-bodied, with a concentrated mouthfeel, integrated acidity, and a great finish. It reminds me of a great Pessac-Léognan blanc (Smith Haut Lafitte?) and will keep for 15 years. Drink 2026-2041.
Jeb Dunnuck, Jebdunnuck.com, September 2026
