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2006 Sine Qua Non Raven Series Syrah
- Santa Barbara County, USA
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- Avg Price (ex-tax)
- $ 482 / 750ml
- Red - Rich and Intense
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- from 6 Critic Reviews
- Organic
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Labels are numbered 3, 4, 5, 10, 2
Critic tasting note: "Deep, dark ruby, purple reflections and a slightly watery rim. Cherries, nuances of plums, subtle herbal savouriness, tobacco and background notes of dark berries. Taut and still somewhat underdeveloped on the palate, vivid tannins and a fruity finish with a touch of chocolate. Still needs a few more years of bottle maturing, but it will be worth the wait." - 97/100, Falstaff
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Highlights
- From Santa Barbara County, USA
- Avg. Price (ex-tax) $ 482 / 750ml
- Red Wine – Rich and Intense
- Syrah
- Pairs well with Lamb
- Organic
Winery
Sine Qua Non is one of California's most famous wine producers. Based just north of Los Angeles in Ventura County, and with most of its vineyards in Santa Barbara, it eschews the usual image of top California wine as being only...
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- Region or Appellation
- Drinking Window
- 2009-2024
- Ownership
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Manfred Krankl
About the Wine
Suggested Dishes to Pair With This Wine
- Meat sambousek Starter Course
- Filo pastry parcels filled with meat
- Contains: cumin, coriander seed
- Middle Eastern
- Blue Grey bone-in-ribeye Main Course
- Marbled, tender and flavourful beef from the Blue Grey, a hybrid breed from Scotland and northern England
- Western
- Lamb rogan josh Main Course
- Slow braised lamb with thick spicy sauce
- Contains: Indian curry, chilli
- Indian
- Goulash Main Course
- Beef stew with paprika
- Hungarian
User Ratings
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Vintage quality: Good
Current condition: Ready to drink
The 2006 Californian wine vintage was largely average but some good wines were made.
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