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| Community Tasting Notes (average 95 pts. and median of 96 pts. in 56 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by etyc on 4/20/2024: Had this (blinded) side-by-side the '07 Janasse VV (which I brought as a ringer). Haha, fate had it that the friend who brought the SQN actually mistook it for its Syrah counterpart and brought the Grenache bottling instead. What a nice contrast (actually I thought they had more similarities) between the Old-World vs. this New-World. Must say that the SQN showed better with immaculate wine-making. Both high-octane wines, the SQN had no "stewed notes" whereas the Janasse VV had. However, I thought the Janasse had more freshness/lift. Anyway, this was about "packaging" ripe/concentrated fruits, liqueur, meat in the most balanced/velvety texture possible. Nice! (539 views) | | | Tasted by RockinCabs on 12/2/2023 & rated 93 points: California Wine Weekend; 12/1/2023-12/3/2023 (Mos Eisley Cantina & Waterhouse Restaurant): Patine has the most elegant approach, and I think the cool weather helped it a lot. Blackberry, licorice candies, sliced bell pepper, rose petal, charcuterie and gravely stone notes. (1586 views) | | | Tasted by VoteferPedro on 11/24/2023: ti---i--ight!
still not ready
oh well, one more left
need to bury it and forget it (1109 views) | | | Tasted by BerkeleyBoy on 7/27/2023 & rated 89 points: Nothing special for $238 auction. (1660 views) | | | Tasted by Elkcims on 4/21/2023 & rated 97 points: 5 hour S/O in cellar, drank over 2 days.
Concentrated yet very balanced, red fruits, candied cherries, rose petals, forest floor; initial grippy tannins softened an hour after first pour. 45 second velvety finish. (1753 views) | | | Tasted by SineQuaNon on 7/13/2022 & rated 95 points: My note from 5 years ago unfortunately still applies. It is seemingly still closed and hardly budged over several hours. It remains a world class wine but my feeling is that it is still holding back its best. Keep at least another 5 years imho, if you still have some (2592 views) | | | Tasted by Quiet Lion on 4/30/2022 & rated 97 points: Decanted briefly. Bold and intense black cherry and copious herbs on the full palate, relaxing into a long finish that becomes garrigue. Still excellent but I preferred it younger and I don't know if it will improve from here. (2618 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 11/19/2021 & rated 97 points: Kleur: Diep robijnrood. Aroma / bouquet: Verleidelijk bouquet. Donker fruit. Chocola, kersen. Smaak / Afdronk: Dik. Mondvullend. Royale vulling. Bittere chocola, kersenbonbons. Algemeen / potentieel: Slapende reus.... Gesloten… Maar met een ongekend potentieel. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 14 + Smaak / Afdronk: 19 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 97/100
Colour: Deep ruby red. Aroma / bouquet: Seductive bouquet. Dark fruits. Chocolate, cherries. Taste / Aftertaste: Thick. Mouth filling. Generous filling. Bitter chocolate, cherry bonbons. General / potential: Sleeping giant.... Closed... But with unparalleled potential. 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / Bouquet: 14 + Taste / Aftertaste: 19 + General / Potential: 9 = 97/100 (2812 views) | | | Tasted by Troon on 11/1/2021 & rated 94 points: Decanted for two hours and enjoyed over the next four hours. It got better as the night progressed. I would let this one sit a little longer as it still showed a lot of tannin even after 6 hours from open. (2444 views) | | | Tasted by Mark1npt on 5/23/2021 & rated 95 points: Originally slow ox'd 4+ hours and decanted over nother 4-6. Did not float my boat. Seemed tight and tannic.....and not ready for prime time. I questioned Jen as to whether or not we 'missed' it's best window somehow?
She bottled me 4 oz in a tightly sealed glass bottle with no air space and placed it in the fridge til tonight when it was removed and promptly dumped into my glass. I let it warm slightly in the glass and right from the start it was an immense improvement over last nights wine. A slight 'green-grapey' component on the nose and palate with smoky dark red silky smooth and medium weighted fruit. Today it had the creamy palate experience of the other SQN grenache vintages from yesterday. Alc seemed still to be slightly elevated on the nose and in the mouth but with fruit this strong it was shoved to the back of the bus. With more time came sweet strawberry rhubarb pie to the front side. This is so much better the 2nd day! Jen, looks like the "DQ" was right after all........ (4678 views) | | | Tasted by Decanting Queen on 5/22/2021 & rated 94 points: Wineapolooza in Atlanta; 5/21/2021-5/23/2021 (My house): Like the 2013, this one needed a long decant. It stayed closed up for over 24 hours but drank beautifully the next day. I will hold my other bottles for a looonnnngg time (3740 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 5/22/2021 & rated 92 points: Four hour slow ox, followed by a six hour decant. Deep dark garnet ruby color. Dark chocolate and cherry Ludens on the nose. Dry, velvety, full bodied palate, with great, lingering acidity. Full tannins on the long finish. (2404 views) | | | Tasted by James Kim on 2/27/2021 & rated 83 points: My first time with a Sine Qua Non. Huge ripe plum, ripe blackberries, and black cherries. Palate is similar - very ripe plums, very ripe black cherries, a bit of alcohol and chocolate. Big, viscous palate. Finishes with very ripe fruit, chocolate, and bark. No overt heat on the finish. Well made but just too big and ripe for me. Just not my thing. (1672 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 1/25/2021 & rated 97 points: Dark rich and mysterious with dark fruit, bacon, spice and continually evolved over the evening. Demanded attention and was worth it (2560 views) | | | Tasted by Jahull03 on 12/20/2020: Consumed over two nights without notes... in part because it was just so joyful and warm that I couldn’t fathom turning on the left brain. My first experience with SQN in the chunky bottles (estate) and I won’t let it be the last.
From opening, my sense was that this was at a very generous spot in its maturity, giving from the first sip. Have to be careful b/c of the near-16 alc, which is well-integrated/balanced with the fruit. A gregarious wine that doesn’t make you think too hard, but has depth of its own. (1966 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 8/23/2020 & rated 94 points: Did not perform up to expectations even after a three hour decant. Beautiful nose and front section but muted in the middle and finish. Still nice red fruit, dried herbs, earth and mineral. Very mellow showing. Hold another few years. (2779 views) | | | Tasted by Vino Me on 8/21/2020 & rated 96 points: My first bottle of this. 77% Grenache, 22% Syrah and 1% Viognier from the Eleven Confessions vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills.. Decanted 9 hours before drinking. From a supposedly weaker vintage but this shined. Deep purple black color. This was more open than I expected and for a SQN rather feminine in style. Aromas of burnt oak and forest floor. The tannins were not overpowering. On the palate there was kirsch, blackberries and tar. Full bodied with a long soft finish. 96 points (2613 views) | | | Tasted by shadow on 8/8/2020 & rated 99 points: Spicy berries attack the nose promising a good time to come.
First sip, She's got balance, burst of rich flavors with traces of violets and dark berry smeared leather.
No heat, cool as spring water on the palate.
easy 99pts (2963 views) | | | Tasted by cadamson on 11/29/2019: Sleeping. Deeply. Decanted for about 4 hours, should have done much more. As expected, deep, dark, dense fruit. Lots of presence, just not saying anything at the moment. Will wait many years for the next. (3127 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 9/29/2019 & rated 91 points: Kleur: Diep ondoordringbaar donkerrood met een dunne rand zonder zichtbare verkleuring. Aroma / bouquet: Direct na opening lijkt deze wijn - zeker voor een SQN - een beetje gesloten. De volgende dag geeft deze EBA (Extended Barrel Aged, dus 33 maanden in nieuw Frans eiken, Grenache met 22% Syrah en 1% Viognier) zich beter prijs. In dit stadium nog een beperkte complexitit en vooral aroma's van donker fruit en donkere chocola en accenten van kruiden en leer. Smaak / Afdronk: Direct na opening presenteert deze SQN Grenache zich in de neus wat gesloten. In de mond is deze wijn indrukwekkend. Enerzijds zacht, vriendelijk en aangenaam, zacht frisse zuren, boterzachte tannnines met een bovengemiddeld lange afdronk. Maar direct na opening nog niet groots.
De volgende morgen aanmerkelijk gelaagder en complexer. Donker fruit, aangename en licht-droppige tannines. Mondvullende en sappige wijn. Lange afdronk.
Algemeen / potentieel: Indrukwekkende SQN met een lange toekomst voor zich. Mooi, maar in dit stadium van ontwikkeling nog nèt niet de SQN-wijn die me 'van mijn sokken blaast'. Mijn gevoel: pas openen na 2022 / 2023. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 17 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 91/100"
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Color: Deeply impenetrable dark red with a thin edge with no visible discoloration. Aroma / bouquet: Immediately after opening, this wine appears to be a bit closed, certainly for an SQN. The following day this EBA (Extended Barrel Aged, 33 months in new French oak, Grenache with 22% Syrah and 1% Viognier) shows itself better, at this stage still a limited complexity and especially aromas of dark fruit and dark chocolate and accents of spices and leather. Taste / Aftertaste: Immediately after opening, this SQN Grenache presents itself somewhat closed in the nose, in the mouth this wine is impressive, on the one hand soft, friendly and pleasant, soft fresh acids, buttery tannnines with an above-average aftertaste, but not immediately after opening
The next morning considerably more layered and complex. Dark fruit, pleasant and slightly-drunk tannins. Mouth-filling and juicy wine. Long finish.
General / potential: Impressive SQN with a long future ahead. Nice, but not yet at this stage of development the SQN wine that 'blows me off my socks'. My feeling: only open after 2022 / 2023. 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Aftertaste: 17 + General / potential: 8 = 91/100 (3190 views) | | | Tasted by Acohen on 6/23/2019 & rated 96 points: Intense rich fruit with raspberry, blueberry, some bacon and great rich finsih (3215 views) | | | Tasted by wcooper on 3/3/2019 & rated 96 points: Slow ox for 8 hours. Still developed throughout the night as the last glass was the best. Silky and sexy, this beauty still has a nice life ahead of it. (3434 views) | | | Tasted by Rosengoo on 2/16/2019 & rated 95 points: This was drank with a 8 course tasting after opening for 7 hours. It was my first bottle of Patine and it did not disappoint. The wine was clear and deep red in colour. Originally there was a bit of a funk to the nose but that went away over 2 hours to reveal a bouquet of dark berries some chocolate. These same tastes were in the glass along with some cherries and the wine did have a slight spiciness to it. What surprised me was how balanced the tannins and acidity were. For a wine that is still quite young, this was the most approachable youthful SQN wine that I have ever recalled. (3190 views) | | | Tasted by travelme on 1/19/2019 & rated 97 points: HPRPHF nailed the notes. Terrific bottle shared with a wonderful group of friends. Thanks Ron! Wish I was on the list. Still waiting. (2869 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 11/17/2018 & rated 97 points: Acker 2018/11 (Marea): Strawberry, liquor, earth, pepper, meat, baking spices. Fruity, full-bodied with exceptional balance and weight. 97 (3315 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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