2011 Sine Qua Non Grenache Patine Eleven Confessions Vineyard

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Saturday, April 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!

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Comment posted by RichEB1:

4/28/2024 4:20:00 PM - Thanks for the great note! Would you hold off drinking future bottles or do you feel like this is ready to go?
Comment posted by etyc:

4/29/2024 3:54:00 AM - I suppose it depends on the # of btls you have... If you've multiple btls and had not cracked any btl open yet, then it's probably worthwhile to try one; Otherwise if there's only 1-2 btls, then you may still wanna hold; I believe the wine is in no hurry of deteriorating and likely to improve further...
Comment posted by RichEB1:

4/29/2024 5:44:00 AM - Awesome! Really appreciate the feedback! Cheers!
Comment posted by ERU:

5/11/2024 7:39:00 AM - Love this note—I’m more and more fascinated with the pronounced differences between Old and New World Grenache. I think you hit that proverbial nail on the head with Old World having more lift, more freshness. My palate begs for Grenache to have that bright beam of cheer, if you will.