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Sine Qua Non Backward & Forward 1998

HED2625 75cl 14%
£600.00
£500.00 ex-VAT Pay ex-VAT when shipping outside the UK
Established in 1994, Sine Qua Non is possibly one of the most famous Californian cult wineries. The creation of maverick winemaker, Manfred Krankl, this winery is world-famous for producing miniscule quantities of unique Rhône Valley-inspired wines using estate-grown and purchased fruit from some of the greatest vineyards across the Central Coast. Backward & Forward is an incredible wine of exceptional intensity, balance and precision made from 40% Chardonnay with 30% each of Roussanne and Viognier. Though an unusual blend this drinks like aged white Burgundy on steroids. Full-bodied, decadent and deliciously textural it offers up wonderful notes of stone fruits, griddled tropical fruits, sweet spices and honey.
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Sine Qua Non

Sine Qua Non

The wines of Sine Qua Non need little introduction. Mould breaking, iconoclastic, visionary are just some of the descriptors invoked when critics and wine lovers discuss this unique winery. Based in Ventura, north of LA, the wines of Sine Qua Non regularly notch up perfect scores from critics while the waiting list for a direct allocation is well over ten years.

Founded by Manfred and Elaine Krankl in the early 1990s, the duo swiftly gained attention from wine lovers and critics for their superb Rhône blend wines, quirky labels and uncompromising approach in the vineyard and cellar. The winery has experimented with producing Oregon Pinot Noir, dessert wines and an array of quirky single varietal reds and whites, but generally revert to producing the wines for which they are most famous - Grenache and Syrah. The wines are generally big and bold, but those who like things cranked up to eleven should look no further than Manfred's "extended barrel ageing" program.

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