2020 Sine Qua Non Grenache Distenta II

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 96.1 points

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  4/14/2024 - Satoshi Nakamoto wrote: 92 Points

  Generous blind by @pinotlui. Smoky, funk, dark berries, spices, and old leather. Weighty and grippy, but also not syrupy or hot. Guessed CA blend. Revealed as SQN.

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  4/6/2024 - Winedog1 Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Affirmation that SQN Grenache may very well be my favorite wine. Brown sugar is what I remember most.

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  3/31/2024 - pkoster6000 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Initial notes of smoke and charcoal past that you get dark raspberry, roasted herbs, red currents, spices, white pepper. Notes of dark cherry, smoke, leather, brambleberry, slight spicy finish on the palate. There is some heat on the very long finish.

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  3/17/2024 - rdf58 Likes this wine: 96 Points

  2 hour decant. Haldolugr's TN sums it nicely. Very fresh and lively considering the level of extraction and the 15.8% ABV. Dark berry fruit, unobtrusive oak and tannins. Certainly age worthy but mighty good at this stage. Not my spouse's style but she quite enjoyed it.

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  3/17/2024 - haldolugr wrote: 95 Points

  Light in body which is different from many other SQNs. But the fruit is delicious. Raspberry, cherry notes in the mouth. Very easy finish. Quite delicous and a little unexpected (IMHO) in how open and light this wine was at this stage. Everyone really enjoyed it.

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