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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.5 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 165 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Jtrivasi on 1/27/2024 & rated 96 points: With ribeye & air fried potato wedges. Excellent. In excellent condition with many more years ahead of it. Unfortunately my last Grenache from this vintage, but it made the evening. (731 views) | | | Tasted by Mrbuzz on 11/22/2023 & rated 96 points: 75% Grenache, 16% Syrah, 2.5 % Mourvedre, 4.5% Roussanne and 2% Viognier...splash decanted...still showing glorious florals of crushed cherries, kirsch liqueur, autumn leaves, brownies with raspberry...soft and luscious red berry fruits...liqueured, yet has a wonderful graphite and red licorice dryness...spicy white pepper tannins and crushed granite give it a nice grip, but does a finessed George Gervin finger roll to a super balanced elegance...little smoky tar, leather, and viognier nuances bring out the exotics...little alc bite and tart cherry skin in the finish. Drinking fantastic at 13yrs, but I see this one going strong 20+. My benchmark SQN Grenache is the 2000 Incognito I had at age 15, and this is close...but the slight alc heat knocks it down a little. That 2000 was "Rayas"esk! (1182 views) | | | Tasted by Jzboxtas on 8/22/2023 & rated 95 points: Really nice, needed some air still. Prefer Syrah from same vintage. Shared with Nikki after birth of Theo. (1361 views) | | | Tasted by DrZett on 7/3/2023 & rated 96 points: Attractive pale to medium ruby color. On the palate ripe red cherries and some sweet and smoky spice notes. On the palate juicy red cherries, ripe blackberries, some sweet tobacco and soft greenish herbal notes. Medium (+) bodied with a nice medium intense acidity. Great, completely integrated, velvety tannins. The high alcohol (15.4%) is integrated absolutely fabulous. It doesn’t feel hot or too extracted at any time. Beautiful complex fruit structure and depth. The overall balance is amazing - it’s quite fruit forward but without being crude, it’s rather elegant. Great long and savory finish.
Wow, this was super interesting. Not French style, not Spanish style - it has its own style. If tasted blind I would never have guessed this correctly.
It doesn’t need any decanting in my opinion. Just let it breathe for some minutes after uncorking. It’s drinking absolutely fantastic now and just shows very soft tertiary notes. Drink from now until 2033. (IG) (1521 views) | | | Tasted by DuncanSalmon on 6/15/2023 & rated 96 points: Pop and pour. Needed 5 minutes to open. Just delicious. Herbal, raspberry, integrated wood and umami. Light on its feet despite the alcohol. We fought over the last glass. Just fantastic, and in a great place now! (1460 views) | | | Tasted by rbrock05 on 12/30/2022 & rated 94 points: Very fruit forward, with chocolate covered cherry notes dominating initially. Anise and raspberry notes followed. (1877 views) | | | Tasted by rustyRudy on 12/26/2022 & rated 100 points: Christmas dinner, filets, absolutely marvelous (1668 views) | | | Tasted by randyjc on 12/25/2022 & rated 85 points: This is an over-alcoholed, over-oaked, over-extracted mess. It does, however, appeal to 18-year-old boys looking for high alcohol. I am so glad I have no more of these. I honestly don’t know what to make of this - crazy high price. I am not an inexperienced taster - but I think this is drek. Overpriced drek. Cool label though. (1395 views) | | | Tasted by andrewdodd86 on 12/25/2022 & rated 99 points: Black raspberry, plum, cherry central. Nice and fleshy, Great concentration without being cloyingly sweet. Tobacco and some mild earth but very modern and fruit forward. Chocolate. Pomegranate, white pepper, just flat out gorgeous and the best domestic producer of Grenache bar none. (1177 views) | | | Tasted by Backdoctor on 11/27/2022 & rated 96 points: Decanted 3.5 hours and had over two days. Silky smooth, balanced. Awesome grenache (1445 views) | | | Tasted by hoservin on 10/1/2022 & rated 95 points: Decanted for one hour. Nose of black raspberry, cherry, milk chocolate, anise and bramble. Raspberry liquor, chocolate covered cherries, vanilla, spice and bramble on the palate. Very long, layered finish with excellent depth. Full bodied. Paired with filet Béarnaise. (839 views) | | | Tasted by WildeMeeuw on 8/5/2022 & rated 95 points: Kleur: Diep donkerrood. Aroma / bouquet: Een - voor SQN gebruikelijke - explosie van rood en vooral donker fruit, verleidelijk, gepolijst, Smaak / Afdronk: Hoewel ik het soms serieus lastig vind om onderscheid te maken tussen de verschillende creaties, heeft ook deze wijn weer precies datgene waarom ik zo verslaafd ben aan SQN… gepolijste kracht, een vuistslag met een fluwelen handschoen, extreme concentratie met behoud van compleiteit en gelaagdheid. Zachte zuurgraad, boterzachte fluwelige tannines, retronasale indrukken van donker fruit en verfijnd hout. En een afdronk die maar BLIJFT! doorgaan.... Algemeen / potentieel: Indrukwekkend! En extreem lekker ;-) 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Smaak / Afdronk: 18 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 95/100
Colour: Deep dark red. Aroma / bouquet: A - usual for SQN - explosion of red and especially dark fruit, seductive, polished, Taste / Aftertaste: Although I sometimes find it seriously difficult to distinguish between the different creations, this wine again has exactly what makes me so addicted to SQN… polished power, a punch with a velvet glove, extreme concentration while maintaining complexity and layering. Soft acidity, buttery velvety tannins, retronasal impressions of dark fruit and refined wood. And an aftertaste that LIVES! continue.... Overall / potential: Impressive! And extremely tasty ;-) 50 + Color: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 13 + Taste / Aftertaste: 18 + General / potential: 9 = 95/100 (1595 views) | | | Tasted by I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine on 4/7/2022 & rated 95 points: Open THAT Bottle - at Dan's!: Decanted for 2 hours. Love SQN wines, but this fell slightly short of my lofty expectations. Fruit was there in spades (mostly red and black fruit) with some spice and a perfumed nose. Tertiary flavors includes mostly earth and bramble. What was really missing was the silkiness I associate with SQN. Even with 12 years of age, this drank quite young! Good now, but I suspect will get even better. Easy 95+ (2992 views) | | | Tasted by galewskj on 4/7/2022 & rated 95 points: Open that bottle - Jason chooses 2010 SQN Five Shooter Grenache: 2 hour decant, drank about 1/3rd of the bottle over at least 2 hours. Fruity (a lot of fruit here), earthy. The fruit is flashy in a modern style. With a filet mignon, the wine paired well and seemed in check. Without food it started to get too big for me. Still, a very impressive wine. (2287 views) | | | Tasted by Geoff on 1/24/2022 & rated 98 points: In my cellar since release. One hour slo-ox, 3 hour decant. Distinct strong nose of peanuts rushed from the bottle on opening. So much that I asked my wife if she was eating or using peanuts. She was not. This was striking but had dissapated by the time I decanted the wine an hour later. Dark color, but not as dark as most SQNs, with a reddish twinge. The wine had a nose of red and dark fruit, cherries and blackberries, with layers of secondary and floral notes. Smooth in the mouth with resolved fine sweet tannins. Over the top nuances which progressed in waves. The wine continued to evolve in the glass and became more complex through the evening. Full bodied, but pleasantly so, and less so than many SQNs. Dare I say civilized, balanced and elegant. Very long and pleasing finish, adding even more nuances. This is a great wine. I was interested in the peanut nose, and read other tasting notes after finishing the bottle. I was surprised to find a note by Rosingoo from 09/05/2019 which described the same phenomenon. Niether of us had ever smelled that before from a bottle of wine. He assumed he had a flawed bottle. I continued with a moderate decant and was pleased to find a remarkable wine. (2527 views) | | | Tasted by Tpety on 12/27/2021 & rated 96 points: Christmas wine at a Brazilian Steak house- Very open and soft- great wine! Decanted for an hour and drank slowly. (2245 views) | | | Tasted by Volleyball on 12/24/2021 & rated 93 points: Plush and juicy with plenty of complexity, but not incredible length and not a powerful aroma. Definitely not too old (still fresh), but I had hoped for more. (1903 views) | | | Tasted by Nutty08 on 12/19/2021 & rated 92 points: Red fruited and spicy, if seemingly starting to lose some energy. I bet I would have enjoyed this more younger. Nice complexity. (1988 views) | | | Tasted by hprphf on 12/10/2021 & rated 94 points: Sweet, cassis, black fruit, beautiful orange acidity. 94 (2011 views) | | | Tasted by Jonathan T on 10/27/2021 & rated 96 points: The 2010 Five Shooter Grenache is in an excellent place right now. Delicious, very juicy with tons of pepper, grilled figs, olives, charred herbs. This begs for some game meat. One slight criticism is that this was a little bit less unique than other SQN Grenaches I've had. In fact, I found the profile to be very similar to an equally outstanding Alban Grenache I had not long ago. (1937 views) | | | Tasted by Gregmonroe on 6/4/2021: Friday Wine Group - JL (Blind Lunch): Tasted blind - Bright red in the glass, and bright red fruit aromas. Fresh cherries on the nose and palate. Very well integrated tannins and fruit, and tasted fantastic. I called a 7-10 year old grenache based CDP. (2487 views) | | | Tasted by birdeaux on 4/4/2021 & rated 93 points: This wine was very good, though for me there was less “wow” factor than usual for an aged SQN Grenache. A prefect cork with slight cloudiness to the last inch. In order, this wine was best on: Day 2, Day 1, Day 3, so decanting a bit is likely better than PNP.
There is a chance my disappointment - if that’s the correct word - could relate to bottle variability, but I’m wondering if perhaps vintage may be a factor. Can anyone recommend a detailed vintage chart for the Central Coast, considering the diversity of grapes and many sub-regions of the AVA? For example, there is a WS guide showing 2010 Paso Robles at 97 and 2010 Santa Barbara at 87. (2563 views) | | | Tasted by Backdoctor on 10/4/2020 & rated 94 points: second time for this wine. So elegant, balanced, even more fruit on the second day. (3233 views) | | | Tasted by brianngibson on 8/6/2020 & rated 95 points: Black raspberry, smoke, olive tapenade. Beautiful wine. (3077 views) | | | Tasted by mike l. on 6/30/2020 & rated 93 points: decanted overnight.
well this was very good. it had integrated nicely and while still hot the fruit had structure and soft tannin and the alcohol was not a bother. there is lovely little herbal/weedy things going and some sort of elegance that feels like it comes more from the roussanne/viognier addition than an excess of french oak.
this is california rhone done right. glad my friend has a couple more in the cellar. (2967 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
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An Interview of Manfred Krankl - PodcastGrenache Varietal character (Appellation America) - Read more about GrenacheUSAAmerican 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/
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