2009 Sine Qua Non Syrah The Thrill of...

Community Tasting Notes (139) Avg Score: 94.6 points

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  2/28/2024 - MN Wine Junkie Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Tasting in Miami (Ken's Castle): Opened and let is slo-O for an hour, then consumed over the next 2 hours. This wine was still improving throughout the consumption so drink or hold (it was also very good from the get-go).
  
  Nose and palate showed plenty black and blue fruit with some spoked meat and hints of black pepper and spice. Solid 95.

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  2/12/2024 - nortonnose wrote: 94 Points

  I took a page out of Burgundy Al's Super Bowl playbook! I shipped this mag (that I held from release) down to our special gathering spot for great friends to enjoy over the game. Add in a little hocus pocus drama and, voila! We enjoyed it in the fading light of day for postmortem the following day instead! Just a massive wine, black fruit, dense, extracted. Incredibly long and remarkable lingering finish. While it will never be my personal first choice in the draft, it is everything that you know SQN Syrah's to be, and that is a majestic thing. Highly recommend many hours in multiple decanters (esp. in larger formats). Memorable, and for that I am grateful!

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  1/6/2024 - Papies wrote: 93 Points

  The Return to the Ledbury (The Ledbury, London): It’s been 11 years since we had this last ( Papies 92) and was a joy to cross paths with it albeit this is one of the less elegant SQNs . Punchy rich, big wine, lots of substance but unlike others we have had from them also felt a bit heavy and lacked that elevated harmony we so treasure from SQNs. Proper wine for sure and a good 93

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  10/21/2023 - Amerique wrote: 96 Points

  Rich, delicious, blackberry/blueberry fruit with oaky flavors, excellent structure, forward in the palate, a little short on the finish, velvety texture

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  9/17/2023 - chugwine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Take your time! This puppy needs a couple hours to really show it's brilliance. Blue fruit all over this thing, blueberry, jammy characteristics on the mouth. Gamey turkey leg nose. Like nothing I have ever tried before, very special bottle. This was my first SQN, so excited to see how the other's stack up against this one. Very good, just wish I didn't have a full glass right away

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