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| Community Tasting Notes (average 97.3 pts. and median of 97 pts. in 13 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by billyloveswine on 1/1/2024: Pronounced nose of violet, cherry liqueur, licorice, garrigue, vanilla, toast, and black tea. Medium acidity, medium silky tannins, and medium+ finish redolent of ripe fruits with apparent heat from the 16.0% ABV. The sweet new oak is yet to be integrated, so stash your bottles away for at least 5 more years, but I suspect it will always be a bit too rich for my palate. (1766 views) | | | Tasted by Matt Scott on 7/21/2023 & rated 99 points: Decanted for three hours. Unbelievably revealing, yet over many a minute there’s this extra layer of nuance that presents itself. Such an unctuous Grenache with elegance and body. Raspberry liquor, sassafras, candied ginger, stone, blackberries and almond cookies. Excellent body with so much fullness and this sticky, yet strangely elegant finish that sails on. Gorgeous today with enough coaxing and better tomorrow. Sexy. Drink 2027 -. (2745 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 7/12/2023 & rated 96 points: Drank with grilled burgers at the beach. Needed time, really fragrant nose, marvelous fruit and a long finish. Due to the family dinner no formal note (2324 views) | | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 7/11/2023 & rated 99 points: Seabrook Beach Trip 2023; 7/8/2023-7/15/2023 (Seabrook Island, SC): Ripe but not over the top or cloying sweet. Blackberries, ripe fleshy strawberry. Delicious. Really comes alive with some air (2304 views) | | | Tasted by sonodoc on 6/16/2023 & rated 97 points: This wine has been so good at a young age that I couldn’t help myself from drinking my 3rd and last bottle. Not much to add from my previous notes. (2305 views) | | | Tasted by TGOT on 6/10/2023 & rated 97 points: I don’t drink a ton of SQN, but if the bottles I’ve been able to partake in, this is the best one I have had. Less dense and inky than most SQN IMO, which made it more elegant and approachable. (1850 views) | | | Tasted by sonodoc on 4/21/2023 & rated 97 points: Not much to add to my last note. This is a fabulous wine, and an intensely flavored and full-bodied Grenache based wine (84% Grenache, 9% Syrah, 6% Petite Sarah, 1% Voignier). (1795 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 4/9/2023 & rated 98 points: Just when I think I’m getting bored with young Sine Qua Non this one comes along. Opened in the bottle for half the day. No sharp edges or signs of the 16%. Ripe but not overblown re fruit, leather, baking spice, dusty earth…. Just read Jen’s review.
It was much more approachable than its Syrah counterpart. (1937 views) | | | Tasted by sonodoc on 3/25/2023 & rated 97 points: Has this as a pop and pour, taking it to a local restaurant. Very smooth, with flavors including raspberry, sour cherry, and little cocoa on the long finish. My wife, who doesn’t normally like Grenache very much, enjoyed this one! (1780 views) | | | Tasted by bubbachumps on 2/23/2023 & rated 97 points: I'm not drinking any F'ing Merlot ........ (Chateau Glenn): This was ready to go. Popped and poured without a decant. I did not take detailed notes but this is what I remember - unbelievably silky on the palate, remarkable concentration of fruit and a beautifully complex nose. IMO there isn't a new world grenache that can top this. (2237 views) | | | Tasted by pakabear on 12/17/2022: No rating as this is not ready without some serious air or preferably age. Shows great potential after 3-4 hours in a decanter. Hold 2-3 years. (2307 views) | | | Tasted by rdsboca on 10/20/2022: Grossman gets one (2774 views) |
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Ken Vastola's cool Sine Qua Non pages.
An Interview of Manfred Krankl - PodcastGrenache Varietal character (Appellation America) - Read more about GrenacheEstateIn the United States, "Wines with “estate bottled” designations must: a) also designate an appellation of origin or an AVA, and both the vineyards and the winery must be located there; b) the grapes must come from vineyards owned or controlled by the winery; and c) the wine must have been produced, from crush to bottle, in a continuous process without leaving the winery’s premises."
- WINE LABEL FAQS: A QUICK SUMMARY OF LABEL DESIGNATION RULES" by David E. StollUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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