2000 Sine Qua Non Roussanne The Hussy

Community Tasting Notes (16) Avg Score: 93.2 points

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  7/31/2023 - Peech Likes this wine: 95 Points

  The nose was much bigger with lots of flint and minerals, but otherwise similar to Twisted and Bent. This was also showing some metallic notes, along with vanilla and Chinese licorice.

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  6/3/2023 - soyhead wrote:

  fun to try, not thinking much will come of a 20 yr old domestic white rhone blend, and I must say we were pleasantly surprised; smells and tastes a bit like a riesling on attack, but with a heavier body and oilier texture. nevertheless we were happy to move onto the white burgs. "hussies are quite rare there are only about 1400 of these."

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  5/30/2018 - dcwino wrote: 95 Points

  Jailbreak Brewery restaurant opening SQN wine dinner with Justin Bonner (Jailbreak Brewery, Laurel, MD): I last drank this in 2012 from a mag and wrote “if this follows the aging curve of the rhone whites, perhaps need to be cellared for another ten years but the oak component is a lot stronger here.”. This aged surprisingly well. Once again en magnum. Complex Rhone nose displaying ripe yellow fruit, peach, clementine, apricot tart, strong vanilla, beeswax, smoke, spicy spices and limestone. There is only a slight hint of heat. The oak note is not transformed to vanilla. Excellent concentration, dense and oily but not heavy, bright acidity, strong mineral presence and a long very ripe yellow fruit and vanilla driven finish. Total surprise for me. Nevertheless, not for AFWEs.

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  1/29/2016 - charleshetzel Likes this wine: 96 Points

  SQN White Birthday Weekend tasting in Vegas (Private Residence - Las Vegas, NV): I believe this is my 4th time trying this SQN White since it's release. I believe I last tasted it in January 2015 and then prior to that in 2006 & 2007. The 4th time is a charm indeed. After approximately a 1 hour+ decant, there were still those familiar hints of petrol on the nose. The mid-palate of this dry 100% Roussanne wine was weighty, almost peach-like, with a spritz of smokey lovely orange jelly aroma. This is still a luxurious full bodied white who as a young Hussy from Alban Vineyards has matured a bit. She's starting to show some wrinkles, but hey that's ok. I actually enjoyed the less prominent alcohol this time around. The other note I detected here was the faint Orange Pez candy-like finish that hangs on at the end as if it's the one last tease as I empty my glass of The Hussy.

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  8/24/2012 - dcwino wrote: 90 Points

  Lost Friday Wine Lunch - Blacksalt (Blacksalt, Washington DC): En magnum, still showing noticeable oak, vanilla, lanoline and yellows fruits. Oily palate, ripe and noticeable heat. If this follows the aging curve of the rhone whites, perhaps need to be cellared for another ten years but the oak component is a lot stronger here.

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