2011 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Patine Magnum Set - OWC - 2 x 1500ml

2011 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Patine Magnum Set - OWC - 2 x 1500ml

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2011 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard  Patine Magnum Set - 98 pts!

Sine Qua Non is one of California's most famous wine producers. Based just north of Los Angeles in Ventura County, and with most of its vineyards in Santa Barbara, it eschews the usual image of top California wine as being only from Napa Valley. That is not the only thing eschewed at Sine Qua Non – the same wine is rarely made more than once, turning the idea of the American icon wine on its head.

The cult winery specializes in Rhône grape varieties, with most of the red wines based on Syrah and Grenache. White wines are typically based on Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier and are also modelled after Rhône wines. While most of Sine Qua Non's vineyards are located in Santa Barbara, the home vineyard (and the winery) is located in Oak View. Many of the wines are labeled under the more generic California and Central Coast AVAs, rather than the specific AVAs the vineyards are located in, giving more freedom when it comes to blending.

Sine Qua Non's first vintage was 1994, as Austrian-born winemaker Manfred Krankl released three barrels of Syrah as "Queen of Spades" with a label he had designed himself. Previously, Krankl had made wines with other winemakers – including the "Black and Blue" wine with Havens Cellars and several wines with John Alban of Alban Vineyards. After releasing Queen of Spades, Krankl sent a bottle to Robert Parker, who promptly gave the wine 95 points – then the highest he'd given any American wine based on a Rhône variety

Varietal Syrah & Grenache
Vintage 2011
Rating 98 RP
Bottle Size 2 x 1500ml
Bottle Quantity 2
Country USA
Region California
Location Central Coast
Producer Sine Qua Non
Color Red
Wine Type Table
Robert Parker 98 RP - 2A wine that needs to be forgotten in the cellar for 5-6 years, the 2011 Syrah Patine checks in as a blend of roughly 97% Syrah and the balance Roussanne and Viognier. It too comes all from the estate's Eleven Confessions Vineyard and saw 39 months in 63% new French oak. Backward, tight, concentrated and structured, with full-bodied richness and depth, it gives up Guigal La Landonne like aromas and flavors of graphite, sweet oak, smoked meats, pepper and black raspberry and cassis-like fruit. While it shows the vintage's cooler nature, it has a stacked mid-palate and will evolve gracefully for 15-20 years. 
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Varietal Syrah & Grenache 
Vintage 2011
Rating 98 RP
Bottle Size 2 x 1500ml
Bottle Quantity 2
Country USA
Region California
Location Central Coast
Producer Sine Qua Non
Color Red
Wine Type Table
    Varietal Syrah & Grenache
    Vintage 2011
    Rating 98 RP
    Bottle Size 2 x 1500ml
    Bottle Quantity 2
    Country USA
    Region California
    Location Central Coast
    Producer Sine Qua Non
    Color Red
    Wine Type Table
    Varietal Syrah & Grenache
    Vintage 2011
    Rating 98 RP
    Barrels
    Style
    Owners
    Region California
    Location Central Coast
    Producer Sine Qua Non
    Winemaker

    Production
    Robert Parker Rating 98 RP - 2A wine that needs to be forgotten in the cellar for 5-6 years, the 2011 Syrah Patine checks in as a blend of roughly 97% Syrah and the balance Roussanne and Viognier. It too comes all from the estate's Eleven Confessions Vineyard and saw 39 months in 63% new French oak. Backward, tight, concentrated and structured, with full-bodied richness and depth, it gives up Guigal La Landonne like aromas and flavors of graphite, sweet oak, smoked meats, pepper and black raspberry and cassis-like fruit. While it shows the vintage's cooler nature, it has a stacked mid-palate and will evolve gracefully for 15-20 years.
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    Wine Spectator Rating
    Burghound Rating

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