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Community Tasting Notes 226
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RichEB1 Likes this wine: 96 points
April 13, 2024 - 2007 Sine Qua Non, Labels Syrah. Smokey blueberries with olive, spice, and a bit of pepper. Plenty of fruit left, but the acidity is front/center here creating a medium bodied wine and a tremendous mouthefeel. I honestly think that almost anyone would have a hard time not appreciating this wine. It’s not huge, it’s not AFWE….it’s just great. Smack dab in the zone and EXACTLY what I was looking for tonight. Life is good!
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golfhawk Likes this wine: 97 points
November 22, 2023 - An outstanding Syrah that had all the qualities of a typical one but each one was spectacular. Long finish and beautiful pure fruit with spice and minerals all in one. One of the best wines I have ever had.
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chugwine wrote: 91 points
November 20, 2023 - Drank at TFL on 11/17/23, paired with a 2012 Barbour. Not the best SQN out there. Felt like this was over the hill, fairly hollow mouthfeel. Was hoping for more resolve after more than 10 years in the bottle. Really nice nose, blueberry, fig, anise, just left me wishing I brought a different SQN
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chrisdgsmith@hotmail.co.uk Likes this wine: 94 points
July 4, 2023 - Incredibly dark still with almost no sign of bricking, no clue to its age.Great legs. Nose shows black fruits and tar. Lovely intensity of black fruit. Initially very tight but gradually expanding to have figgy/plummy elements. Beautiful.
Increasingly showing secondary elements with exposure to air. Probably not readily mistaken for a Rhone wine because of the extraordinary ripeness but beginning to add some of those flavour elements.1 person found this helpful Comment -
Burgundy Al wrote: 93 points
April 16, 2023 - SQN Dinner (Jordan's Place - Chicago IL): In 06/07 flight. Powerful and meaty, this has so much here but isn't as perfectly harmonious as the best of SQN, even a little grippy. But so much here.
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2009, IWC Issue #147 (link)(Sine Qua Non Syrah Labels California) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
3/7/2013 (link) 93 points(Sine Qua Non Syrah Labels) Very dark red violet color; roasted black fruit, baked plum nose; rich, baked plum, roasted black fruit palate with integrating oak; needs 3 years; long finish (89% Syrah, 7% Grenache, 4% Viognier)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2007
- Type Red
- Producer Sine Qua Non
- Varietal Syrah
- Designation Labels
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Central Coast
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 27 (1%)
- In Cellars 2,185 (49%)
- Consumed 2,228 (50%)
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- VarietySyrah
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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