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White - Sweet/Dessert
2003 Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K The Noble Man
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Edna Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 100
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tcarter Likes this wine: 94 points
April 12, 2024 - Still a beauty and can probably hold for quite some time in the bottle (years? Decades? Indefinitely?!) Not quite as layered and nuanced as I recall but still vibrant and delicious. Paired beautifully with a “milk and honey” cheesecake and a vanilla bean ice cream with salted caramel sauce.
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anonymoose12345 Likes this wine: 92 points
January 14, 2023 - PnP from half bottle. What a color! Very dark brown like cold brew coffee in the glass. Translucent rim. On the nose, honey, burnt sugar, apricot, baking spice. On the palate, mouth filling viscosity and silkiness. Immediate sweetness, honey, brown sugar. Finish that lasts forever of candied orange, more caramelized sugar, and some acidity but enough to counter the cloying-ness of it all. Overall very complex with a uniquely voluptuous mouthfeel.
TL;DR delicious but can't drink more than a small glass.1 person found this helpful Comment -
VinoGeeko wrote: 94 points
December 14, 2022 - Ambrosia
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mxpbuy Likes this wine: 94 points
June 23, 2021 - As brown as an '83 Rieussec, but at 20 years younger, far more alive. Caramelized apricots and oranges. Touches of hot coco with melted marshmallows. Nonetheless the sweetness was not too syrupy nor sappy.
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llink wrote: 94 points
June 1, 2021 - Decanted for 3 hours. Poured out brown. Really good, sweet, deep caramel nose. The texture is unctuous with a ton of viscosity, sweet without being cloying. Nice surprise.
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By Stephen Tanzer
July/August 2005, IWC Issue #121 (link)(Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K The Noble Man California (half bottle)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
12/12/2008 (link) 93 points(Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K The Noble Man) Medium orange color with red and gold lights; tangerine, honey, mahogany and orange nose; concentrated, deep, tangerine, blood orange palate with low acidity; long finish
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By Richard Jennings
12/7/2008 (link) 94 points(Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K The Noble Man) Light orange color; botrytis, ripe peach and apricot nose; apricot, ripe apricot, peach, honeyed palate; long finish 94+ pts.
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By Richard Jennings
7/19/2007 (link) 92 points(Sine Qua Non Chardonnay Mr. K The Noble Man) Bright medium orange color; tropical, honeyed, Mandarin orange and dried apricot nose; layered palate of apricot, honey and a touch of fresh lemon and lemon zest, but needs more acidity; long finish 92+ pts.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2003
- Type White - Sweet/Dessert
- Producer Sine Qua Non
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation Mr. K The Noble Man
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Edna Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 9 (1%)
- In Cellars 820 (57%)
- Consumed 617 (43%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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