Sine Qua Non Tasting

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Tasted Friday, October 3, 2008 by winefool with 956 views

Introduction

A nice lineup of SQNs. Not a screaming value, but a nice chance to taste through many of the more recent releases that I hadn't had. I bit chilly as they held the tasting OUTSIDE in October in Chicago!

Flight 1 (11 Notes)

  • 2004 Sine Qua Non The Rejuvenators 92 Points

    USA, California

    Pal yellow color. More subdued and lithe and mineral notes. Penetrating mineral white fruit on the palate. Seems to have rounded out and come together some since I had it last. 93-93 pts.

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  • 2005 Sine Qua Non The Petition 94 Points

    USA, California

    Banana yellow color. Lovely forward yellow fruit nose with great tropical banana notes - knockout nose. Lovely rich sweet yellow fruit on the palate. Very nice - a surprise... 94+ pts.

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  • 2003 Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir Omega 91 Points

    USA, Oregon, Yamhill County

    Deep purple core of color. Big purpley black cherry nose. Big dusty tight black cherry on the palate. Decent, but as usual nothing special in the pinots here...

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  • 2004 Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir Covert Fingers 91 Points

    USA, California

    Deep black/purple color. forward black cherry floral/violet nose. Big forward candied black cherry raspberry on the palate but with a light angular bitter note. 91-92 pts.

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  • 2005 Sine Qua Non Pinot Noir Over & Out 93 Points

    USA, California

    Deep purple/black color. Forward spicy black fruit nose and some complexity. Deep dark dense black cherry and raspberry with briar on the palate. This is one of the better and better balanced of the SQN pinots I've tried.

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  • 2004 Sine Qua Non Into the Dark 94 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Opaque purple/black color. Medium full ripe purpley fruit with lovely violet floral notes. Mmmn, lovely rich supperipe black / blueberry sweet fruit on the palate with chocolate notes and a long coffee finish. Very nice. 94-95 pts.

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  • 2005 Sine Qua Non Grenache Atlantis Fe2O3~2a, b & c 94 Points

    USA, California

    Pitch black purple color. Rich ripe spicy lifted nose with black fruit and tar notes. Big black ripe tarry palate with puckering ripeness. Nice.

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  • 2004 Sine Qua Non Syrah Poker Face 95 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Opaque pitch black/purple color. Bigforward dense purple fruit nose with asphalt and floral notes. Mmmn, big bold asphalt blackberry with black cherry and lavendar hints. Long coffee finish. One of the more albanesque SQNs I've had which is interesting. Lovely wine but I don't see 100 pts here...

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  • 2005 Sine Qua Non Syrah Atlantis Fe2O3~1a, b & c 97 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Wow! Opaque pitch black color, almost to the rim. Knockout nose of coffee, spice, pepper, and black purple fruit - spactacular. Mmmn, wonderful briar forest floor spice and pepper. Balanced and ethereal - a spectacular wine. This was the most balanced and light on its feet (but retaining incredible power and finesse) SQN I've ever had. It is easily the best SQN, now surpassing the JFTLOI, my prior favorite (and still a great wine). Possibly the best new world wine I've ever had - and probably the most like a great Cote Rotie of any of Manfred's wines I've tried. 97-98 pts.

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  • 2002 Sine Qua Non Syrah Just For the Love of It 96 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Opaque coffee soft black color. Lovely round black spicy coffee nose - nice. Mmmn, black ripe acidic coffee fruit with notes of meat and game and chocolate covered cherries. Still a wonderful SQN...

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  • 2003 Sine Qua Non Syrah Papa 93 Points

    USA, California, Central Coast

    Opaque black color with purple edges. Big spicy briar leather black fruit nose. Big black canned fruit with good acidity on the palate. Perhaps it was because it followed the spactacular Atlantis and JFTLOI, but this Dr. Jekel/Mr. Hyde wine showed good, but not great on this occasion - seemed foursquare by comparison. 93-94 pts.

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