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  • 2012 Sine Qua Non Grenache Stein

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    4/21/2024 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 90 Points

    Kleur: Helder robijnrood met een wat bredere rand. Aroma / bouquet: De eerste indruk: zacht zoetig rood fruit, aardbeiencompote,. gemberkoek, verfijnd hout. Voor SQN een iets beperkte complexiteit. Smaak / Afdronk: Geweldig verleidelijke SQN, zoals gebruikelijk. Mondvullend en geconcentreerd, dik-sappig, maar ook in de mond iets minder complexiteit dan waarop ik bij SQN inmiddels reken. Serieus lange, romige afdronk. Algemeen / potentieel: 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 16 + Algemeen / potentieel: 8 = 90/100

    Colour: Bright ruby red with a somewhat wider edge. Aroma / bouquet: The first impression: soft sweet red fruit, strawberry compote. gingerbread, refined wood. Slightly limited complexity for SQN. Taste / Aftertaste: Wonderfully seductive SQN, as usual. Mouth-filling and concentrated, thick and juicy, but also slightly less complexity in the mouth than I now expect from SQN. Seriously long, creamy finish. General / potential: 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Aftertaste: 16 + General / potential: 8 = 90/100

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  • 2013 Sine Qua Non ...And An Eight Track

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    4/15/2024 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 92 Points

    Kleur: Licht fluwelig oranjeroze, voor rosé opvallend donker, voor een rode wijn opvallend licht. Aroma / bouquet: Zacht, verleidelijk en aangenaam bouquet. Atypisch voor rosé, zeer typisch voor een SQN rosé op basis van 85% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre en 5% Syrah. Een bouquet van bosaardbeitjes, zoete gemberkoek en zelfs iets van kaneel. Smaak / Afdronk: Ook in de mond is dit in vrijwel niets een rosé en in alles een SQN-rosé. Zachte zuurgraad, dik-sappig, geconcentreerd en mondvullend. Retronasale indrukken van aardbeiencompote, zoethout en kruidkoek. Serieus alcoholisch (15,4%), maar gezien de power van deze wijn voor mij niet storend. Algemeen / potentieel: Volgens velen vèr over de houdbaarheidsdatum, volgens mij nog enkele jaren UITSTEKEND drinkbaar en vooral 'genietbaar'. 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Smaak / Afdronk: 16 + Algemeen / potentieel: 9 = 92/100

    Colour: Light velvety orange-pink, strikingly dark for rosé, strikingly light for red wine. Aroma / bouquet: Soft, seductive and pleasant bouquet. Atypical for rosé, very typical for an SQN rosé based on 85% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre and 5% Syrah. A bouquet of wild strawberries, sweet gingerbread and even some cinnamon. Taste / Aftertaste: Also in the mouth this is hardly a rosé in almost anything and an SQN rosé in everything. Soft acidity, thick-juicy, concentrated and mouth-filling. Retronasal impressions of strawberry compote, licorice and gingerbread. Seriously alcoholic (15.4%), but given the power of this wine not disturbing for me. General / potential: According to many, well past its expiration date, I think it will still be EXCELLENTLY drinkable for a few years and above all 'enjoyable' '. 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 12 + Taste / Aftertaste: 16 + General / potential: 9 = 92/100

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  • 2011 Château Latour Grand Vin

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    4/14/2024 - WildeMeeuw Likes this wine: 91 Points

    Kleur: Diep robijnrood. Aroma / bouquet: Ook na decanteren blijft deze grootsheid in een soort winterslaap. Aangenaam, halfgesloten bouquet met subtiel tertiaire tonen. Smaak / Afdronk: In de mond nog serieus vitaal en jeugdig. Aangename zuurgraad, mondvullend en geconcentreerd maar in dit stadium nog met een vooral sluimerende complexiteit. Verfijnde tannines. Maar in dit stadium nog te jeugdig, vooral in relatie met de al wel wat tertiaire neus. Algemeen / potentieel: In potentie een grootste wijn. Maar op dit moment OP ZEKER nog niet. Decanteren helpt, maar geduld helpt NOG meer! 50 + Kleur: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Smaak / Afdronk: 15 + Algemeen / potentieel: 10 = 91/100

    Colour: Deep ruby red. Aroma / bouquet: Even after decanting, this greatness remains in a kind of hibernation. Pleasant, semi-closed bouquet with subtle tertiary notes. Taste / Aftertaste: Still seriously vital and youthful in the mouth. Pleasant acidity, mouth-filling and concentrated, but at this stage still with a mainly dormant complexity. Refined tannins. But still too youthful at this stage, especially in relation to the somewhat tertiary nose. General / potential: Potentially a greatest wine. But DEFINITELY not at this point. Decanting helps, but patience helps EVEN more! 50 + Colour: 5 + Aroma / bouquet: 11 + Taste / Aftertaste: 15 + General / potential: 10 = 91/100

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  • Weinheber says:

    5/23/2023 10:35:00 AM - You:my second love white Burgundy Me too! Greetings from Austria! Reinhard

  • oldwines says:

    5/10/2021 6:38:00 AM - Thank you for the response! Curiously, I generally do not like the "typical Cali Style wines" with more ripeness, extraction and higher alcohol (or such from the "old world" either as has become the case all too often in CdP and some Bordeaux properties for example). My style preference is for bright acidity and just ripe grapes that generate wines in the 12,5%-14% range rather than 14,5-16% monsters. Shall I say more "feminine" wines rather than "masculine" ones? With regard to Burgundy being helped by climate change, I have heard several winemakers in France suggest so, including Jean-Nicolas Méo of Méo-Camuzet (and Nicolas-Jay in Oregon). It isn't the good years that it has helped, rather the bad years, in that there are fewer under-ripe vintages. i.e the vintages are more consistent. I have noticed this in the last decade or so. I think they do worry that in the future they may have trouble keeping the balance of ripeness and acidity, but so far they have been able to pick earlier and still make classic wines in the warmer vintages. On another subject... I have a branch of our family in Northern Holland...my last name is Poiesz... and I hope to visit when the pandemic has run its course. If so I would be honored to share a bottle of wine with you. Should you find the opportunity in the future to visit the NYC area, I am a short car ride away in New Jersey and would offer the same to you here. Cheers!

  • Clemensen says:

    2/14/2012 7:55:00 AM - Hi We are arranging an exclusive Sauternes tasting in Basel, Switzerland. Featuring vintages from 1894-2001. If you are interested please let me know. Frederik Clemensen

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