2016 Sine Qua Non Grenache Pajarito Del Amor Eleven Confessions Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (25) Avg Score: 97 points

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  8/18/2023 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Really incredible. Obviously big flavors but so well balanced and soft luscious mouthfeel.

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  5/24/2023 - Papies wrote: 96 Points

  Where does one begin here . Impressive and explosive nose , rich , red fruit bright and albeit the oak is noticeable still blends effortlessly well with the wine. Young but also ever so beautiful now in its elevated state. A superb wine and another dimension of Grenache . 96 for now and with a lot more capacity.

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  3/8/2023 - SARED Likes this wine: 96 Points

  Oversized ?port? bottle. Muted nose of savory grape juice. On taste, it starts off like muddled grape juice. Then accelerates off the tongue with lightness, freshness and evaporates, leaving a persistence of flavor with an intensely long finish - and no heaviness. I never had a wine like this. It was akin to my first time in a Tesla Plaid where I had no idea it could go to 100mph in 2 seconds. 15.9% will leave you smashed if you aren’t paying attention. Not for drinking everyday as that novelty will probably wear off… but till then.. ZW96+. Is it wine or Gummi Juice?

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  11/21/2022 - Matt Scott Likes this wine: 100 Points

  The most elegant Grenache to ever be released with the Eleven Confessions vineyard designate from both Manfred and Elaine: truly pure perfection along every single step. Decanted for four hours. There’s muscle, yet this is also diaphanous. One cannot help but to appreciate how this unfolds unlike anything else. There’s huckleberry, elderberry, black walnut, char-siu pork, ripe raspberries, ponzu, furikake and a medley of ground rock. I also get a little anise on both the nose and palate. The finish glides on rails for over a minute - the fruit is absolutely prodigious. A very evident weightlessness: this is a pure goddess, with a full, agile body. I would decant or wait, yet this is so delicious. Ostensibly an EBA that will age exceptionally well. Is there a better vineyard for Grenache in the US? Powerline in Walla Walla and Rossi in the Sonoma Valley are epic, but nothing can touch this in the new world. Drink 2026 -.

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  11/19/2022 - Thirsty1 Likes this wine:

  No formal note taken. Pop and pour with no decant. Feral, deep and dark. Lots of dark fruit and structure. I'm sure if I gave it the good treatment and let it breath it would have benefitted the wine, but it was incredible on it's own.

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