A small sample from Enomatic in Hedonism Wines. No sign of aging on the rim. As with SQN wines, the nose is almost overpowering. Such intensity of fruit. A heady compote of black fruit that never drops in intensity. It’s the same on the palate. The finish stays for minutes. Amazing.
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PNP. I am not a big fan of Cali Grenache, but this was very good. Age has mellowed it, and it had quite a bit of balance for such a big wine. Relatively easy to drink with and without food. I still much prefer the SQN syrah but this was very good. A-
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(Sine Qua Non Into the Dark) (decanted for 90 minutes) - dark red violet color; rich, blackfruit, berry and liquid pepper nose; rich, very peppery, smoky blackfruit and roasted beef palate; long finish 95+ pts.
(Sine Qua Non Into the Dark) Focused black fruit, berry and boysenberry nose; a little hot, concentrated, like a super rich Hommage a Jacques Perrin, with black fruit, fig, berry, tar and a little pepper; long finish
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4/16/2021 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 94 Points
Very complex with berries and smoke and a silky finish. Not sure I would have picked this out as grenache.
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9/4/2019 - Peech wrote: 94 Points
Seriously ripe and jammy. Also very metallic.
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1/3/2019 - wineguy75 Likes this wine: 93 Points
Viscous and silky like most sqn. Super big and monolithic. Very bad qpr.
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12/31/2018 - Ianthemac Likes this wine: 95 Points
A small sample from Enomatic in Hedonism Wines. No sign of aging on the rim. As with SQN wines, the nose is almost overpowering. Such intensity of fruit. A heady compote of black fruit that never drops in intensity. It’s the same on the palate. The finish stays for minutes. Amazing.
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8/27/2018 - MC wrote:
PNP. I am not a big fan of Cali Grenache, but this was very good. Age has mellowed it, and it had quite a bit of balance for such a big wine. Relatively easy to drink with and without food. I still much prefer the SQN syrah but this was very good. A-
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