Sine Qua Non
Stockholm Syndrome Syrah
California, USA
To celebrate my 7,500th wine review on Vivino, here is a hundred point wine from Santa Rita Hills.
Dark inky in color with a short purple rim.
On the nose black cherries, blackberries, tobacco, chocolates, light vanilla, cedar and black pepper.
Full bodied and soft, with medium acidity.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This 12 year old Syrah is drinking beautifully now. Well balanced with nice complexity and a great, soft mouthfeel.
Doesn't feel like a Syrah, but it's really delicious. Drinks more like a Napa Cabernet, which is fine with me.
This wine is so special, that it was made only in this 2010 vintage. A gorgeous Syrah from a Single Vineyard that will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
Wine Advocate 100 points.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, and a very nice wine to share with friends and talk about. Good right out of the bottle, rich and extracted.
Alcohol is nicely integrated by now, so you better watch out.
A blend of 96% Syrah, 3% Roussanne and 1% Viognier. Aged in all new French Oak barrels for 42 months.
15.6% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$1,000.
To celebrate my 7,500th wine review on Vivino, here is a hundred point wine from Santa Rita Hills.
Dark inky in color with a short purple rim.
On the nose black cherries, blackberries, tobacco, chocolates, light vanilla, cedar and black pepper.
Full bodied and soft, with medium acidity.
Dry and fruity on the palate with blackberries, black plums, cooked cherries, cedar, vanilla, spices, chocolates, tobacco, herbs and peppercorn.
Long finish with round tannins and tangy cherries.
This 12 year old Syrah is drinking beautifully now. Well balanced with nice complexity and a great, soft mouthfeel.
Doesn't feel like a Syrah, but it's really delicious. Drinks more like a Napa Cabernet, which is fine with me.
This wine is so special, that it was made only in this 2010 vintage. A gorgeous Syrah from a Single Vineyard that will continue to age nicely in the next 10 years.
Wine Advocate 100 points.
Good by itself as a sipping wine, and a very nice wine to share with friends and talk about. Good right out of the bottle, rich and extracted.
Alcohol is nicely integrated by now, so you better watch out.
A blend of 96% Syrah, 3% Roussanne and 1% Viognier. Aged in all new French Oak barrels for 42 months.
15.6% alcohol by volume.
94 points.
$1,000.
An unbelievable SQN... The layers of concentrated fruit just promising for beautiful development , however I would not leave it to age more 13-15 years as I admire the freshness followed by the fruit forward complexity. I do not want to loose that!
An unbelievable SQN... The layers of concentrated fruit just promising for beautiful development , however I would not leave it to age more 13-15 years as I admire the freshness followed by the fruit forward complexity. I do not want to loose that!
1 person found it helpfulOct 28th, 2015
Super concentrated, thick; white pepper, slate, dark fruit. Inky. Still youthful.
Super concentrated, thick; white pepper, slate, dark fruit. Inky. Still youthful.
Feb 19th, 2017
Such an amazing wine - youthful now... Wish I had more to try in several years from now.
Such an amazing wine - youthful now... Wish I had more to try in several years from now.
Jan 23rd, 2016Nearly perfect, Will taste it again in 10 years
Nearly perfect, Will taste it again in 10 years
May 9th, 2015
Another Krankl boomer Syrah
Another Krankl boomer Syrah
Dec 11th, 2014
Sine Qua Non extended barrel age tasting
Sine Qua Non extended barrel age tasting
Nov 29th, 2024
2010 Vintage. Our last bottle. For our 43 anniversary enjoyed at Il Cortile in Paso Robles, CA. Amazing with black truffles.
2010 Vintage. Our last bottle. For our 43 anniversary enjoyed at Il Cortile in Paso Robles, CA. Amazing with black truffles.
Dec 31st, 2022
Pointless to give detailed comment - this is awesome - but I was really impressed by the fact that it’s better now than when I first opened it two days ago. Just amazing.
Pointless to give detailed comment - this is awesome - but I was really impressed by the fact that it’s better now than when I first opened it two days ago. Just amazing.
Nov 2nd, 2020