| Wine Type | Vintage Name Variety Locale | Date Posted Score Helpful Comments More... |
|---|---|---|
| White |
2017 Sine Qua Non TectumqueCentral Coast White Blend more |
4/10/2024 - RobbieD68 Likes this wine: 94 pointsWow this is a different wine! Grapefruit, vanilla, citrus flowers, it's really unctuous too. This is something else! |
| White |
2017 Sine Qua Non TectumqueCentral Coast White Blend more |
4/7/2024 - danielbleier Likes this wine: 94 pointsdecanted for a few hours - still could have been opened longer, but showed lovely floral notes and a honeyed tone to complement the dried peach and pear notes. |
| Red |
2020 Sine Qua Non Grenache Distenta IICentral Coast more |
4/6/2024 - Winedog1 Likes this wine: 97 pointsAffirmation that SQN Grenache may very well be my favorite wine. Brown sugar is what I remember most. |
| White |
2021 Sine Qua Non Distenta IIICentral Coast White Blend more |
4/7/2024 - Jtrivasi Likes this wine: 96 pointsVery similar descriptors to the previous notes listed. I absolutely love this wine. My love for the SQN whites started all the way back with the '97 Twisted & Bent. |
| Red |
2010 Sine Qua Non Syrah Five ShooterCentral Coast more |
3/31/2024 - hoservin Likes this wine: 95 pointsDecanted for one hour. Nose of ripe blackberry, smoked meat, dried herbs, anise and vanilla. Blackberry, gamey meat, dried herbs, mocha and anise on the palate. Very long, layered finish with excellent depth. Full bodied. Drinking beautifully! Served with hickory smoked, reverse seared rack of lamb and garlic herb butter. |
| Red |
2021 Sine Qua Non Syrah Distenta IIICentral Coast more |
4/3/2024 - veniceslug1 Likes this wine: 98 pointsLots of fruit and vanilla. Great mouth feel. Needs time but a great wine. |
| White |
2018 Sine Qua Non ApertaCentral Coast White Blend more |
4/5/2024 - JDRFoster wrote: 97 pointsReally a beautiful bottle of wine, with an unexpected blend that offered a rich, round, layered and full bodied experience, with a bright lift at the finish, and a pleasant evolution throughout the evening, while being enjoyed with a variety of foods during a multicourse gourmet meal. |
| White |
2016 Sine Qua Non Deux GrenouillesCentral Coast White Rhone Blend more |
4/6/2024 - MonacoMik wrote: NRupon opening it was tight and opaque in taste, but changed pretty early on .... think it needs a decant in bottle 30mins on ice .. |
| Red |
2005 Sine Qua Non Grenache Atlantis Fe2O3~2a, b & cCalifornia more |
4/4/2024 - dcwino wrote: 95 pointsAnother Wine gathering at RJ’s; 4/4/2024-4/7/2024 (Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina): Expressive nose displaying concentrated sweet red fruit, chocolate dipped cherry, strawberry jam, a hint of blackberry liqueur, light caramel, licorice, beef blood, sweet spices and earth. Excellent concentration, layers upon layers of opulent red fruit, rich yet silky and fluid, bright acidity, medium mineral, and a long concentrated red fruit driven finish. Although super concentrated, this seems light compare to the Ode to E. |
| Red |
2004 Sine Qua Non Syrah Ode to ECentral Coast more |
4/4/2024 - dcwino wrote: 95 pointsAnother Wine gathering at RJ’s; 4/4/2024-4/7/2024 (Palmetto Bluff, South Carolina): Served blind, the fruit is dark and super concentrated. Jim guesses Syrah but I am thinking that this is a mature Maybach. Explosive nose displaying concentrated sweet black fruit, blackberry liqueur, licorice, baked blackberry, fig, ink, mocha, vanilla/oak, caramel, liquid smoke, black pepper, dark spices and earth. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of super concentrated rich black fruit, rich and opulent, round, sweet and warm, medium acidity, not much mineral, no noticeable tannins and a long opulent concentrated black fruit driven finish. I noticed a hint of heat. The oak expression is still strong. This is a big scale SQN. With air, the Syrah expression of pepper and grilled meat is more evident. Although I enjoy the wine, the others love the wine even more. I actually prefer the Atlantis for the red fruit expression and strong acidity. If you are a fan of SQN EBA, you may find this wine to be perfect. |
| Red |
2017 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Hated HunterCentral Coast more |
4/5/2024 - Neras Likes this wine: 97 pointsSQN is something special! I am amazed by the boldness and the lightness within the same wine. Licorice, pepper, blood, wet stone and gentle power. 1 person found this helpful, do you? Yes - No / Comments (1) |
| Red |
2005 Sine Qua Non Syrah Atlantis Fe2O3~1a, b & cCentral Coast more |
3/29/2024 - rocknroller wrote: 96 pointsFrey's Cat Ranch (Somewhere in the Northern Burbs, MN): Very dark red/purple color. Decanted for 20 minutes. Drank a glass over an hour. Fantastic nose with savauge, bacon fat, cured meat, aromatic, floral, black raspberry, black berry, black pepper, and licorice. I really love the nose, but the palate is nice too, a bit sharp on the back end, but impressive nonetheless: Big, ripe, palate staining purple fruits, plum, blackberry liqueur, Tart cherry skin, gravelly minerality, so savory, lacquer, long but a touch edgy on the finish. Outstanding. |
| Red |
2016 Sine Qua Non Grenache Dirt VernacularCentral Coast more |
3/29/2024 - ERU wrote: 92 pointsSlow-ox for 6 hours. This is a well-made wine. Okay, now to the other stuff. . . . Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comments (8) |
| Red |
2018 Sine Qua Non Syrah ZiehharmonikaCentral Coast more |
4/1/2024 - Dr. Pato wrote: 95 pointsFive hour decant was perfect. Lost some fruit density on the second day. |
| Red |
2020 Sine Qua Non Grenache Distenta IICentral Coast more |
3/31/2024 - pkoster6000 Likes this wine: 92 pointsInitial notes of smoke and charcoal past that you get dark raspberry, roasted herbs, red currents, spices, white pepper. Notes of dark cherry, smoke, leather, brambleberry, slight spicy finish on the palate. There is some heat on the very long finish. |
| White |
2012 Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Pearl ClutcherCentral Coast more |
3/31/2024 - TheUsualSuspects wrote: 91 pointsDark yellow/golden in appearance |
| Red |
2005 Sine Qua Non Syrah Atlantis Fe2O3~1a, b & cCentral Coast more |
3/29/2024 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine: 97 pointsDecanted for 30 mins (mostly to get rid of sediment). |
| Red |
2004 Sine Qua Non Syrah Poker FaceCentral Coast more |
3/26/2024 - jfpwine Likes this wine: 93 pointsHigh-end Rhone Dinner at a friend's house. (Hollywood): Very opaque ruby. Nose of plums, red cranberries, black pepper, leather and licorice. Plate is dense and mouth filling, resolved tannins, medium- acidity. This is quite big and opulent, yet still has balance. Ends with a long finish |
| White |
2014 Sine Qua Non LightmotifCalifornia White Rhone Blend more |
3/29/2024 - pjhr Likes this wine: 94 pointsWonderful floral notes on the nose with delicious fruit and minerality on the layered palate with creamy texture and a long finish. |
| Red |
2010 Sine Qua Non Syrah Stockholm Syndrome Eleven Confessions VineyardSta. Rita Hills more |
3/28/2024 - Rbhan12 Likes this wine: 96 pointsJust outstanding. Brought to a wine dinner by a generous friend. |
| Red |
2019 Sine Qua Non Syrah Distenta ICentral Coast more |
3/25/2024 - rhalbert wrote: 98 pointsAbsolutely incredible - one of the best SQNs I have ever had - for wife's brthday and Flannery bone-in ribeye!! YUMMY!! |
| Red |
2005 Sine Qua Non Syrah The 17th Nail in My CraniumCentral Coast more |
3/25/2024 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 100 pointsAbsolute perfection. Decanted for three hours. Very Côte Rotie with smoked meat, black pepper and blueberry capote; along with brown spices and slight lilacs. Tertiary nuances abound, and nay a hard edge. The body is full and yet very agile at the same time. Finishes exceptionally long and is a very masculine Syrah from start to finish. A very complete and round middle palate, with slight silky tannins. Black as night, with a gorgeous garnet rim. Up there with Stockholm Syndrome (2010) and the 2019 Eleven Confessions, which were also perfect to my senses. This will evolve for many years, yet will not improve. If you have this, no harm in opening a bottle now…then study for many a year. Drink now -. |
| Red |
2014 Sine Qua Non Grenache Testa dei Cherubini Eleven Confessions VineyardCentral Coast more |
3/23/2024 - bubbachumps wrote: 97 pointsIn a beautiful place, complex nose of minerals cardamom, rich cherry, minerals and raspberry. Incredible balance on the palate and a finish that goes on and on. I could taste it for nearly 60 seconds. In such a great window now, at its peak. |
| White |
2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta White ICentral Coast White Blend more |
3/23/2024 - driftless Likes this wine: NRPeach, papaya, cantaloupe, beeswax, vanilla, cardamom pod, coriander. It's a rich, unctuous wine. Even with it's high alcohol it maintains balance, and doesn't feel too hot. This feels like a feat at 15.3%. We tried from 4 different glasses to compare, and preferred a burgundy stem by far. Great wine! |
| Red |
2003 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Inaugural Eleven Confessions VineyardCentral Coast more |
3/23/2024 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 97 pointsThis is absolutely unbelievable. The vines were planted in 2001 and by 2003 they were producing Syrah of this quality. Also, this has aged exceptionally well. Such a siren to all things Syrah. It is really something, there’s smoked meat, peppercorn, blueberries, camphor, hope chest and wet earth. Full with body and a slight silky tannin remains, with a finish that glides along without effort. Drinking well within its window and shall hold on for many years; truly an experience. Not too ponderous, and not too tame. Such a long, satisfying finish. The body is quite full. Drink now - 2033. |
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