Sine Qua Non Lightmotif 2014

Sine Qua Non Lightmotif 2014

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Sine Qua Non Lightmotif 2014
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Lightmotif is a wonderful release from the excellent 2014 vintage and is composed of 46% Roussanne, 22% Chardonnay, 13% Petit Manseng, 11% Viognier and 8% Marsanne. Fruit came from Eleven Confessions, Cumulus and Bien Nacido vineyards with vinification taking place in a combination of concrete eggs, stainless steel and wood barrels of varying ages. The result is an intense, pure and impeccably balanced wine, with delicious texture and supreme length.
94 Vinous
The 2014 White Wine Lightmotif is striking. Gorgeous, captivating aromatics meld into yellow orchard fruit, peach, mint and apricot jam. Rich, layered and voluptuous, but with notable energy, the 2014 exudes freshness. With air, the 2014 can be enjoyed young, but these wines have a way of developing beautifully in bottle. This is one of the more restrained young whites I have tasted at Sine Qua Non. The blend is 47% Roussanne, 21% Chardonnay, 14% Petite Manseng, 11% Viognier and 7% Marsanne, from 41% Eleven Confessions, 30% Cumulus and 29% Bien Nacido.Antonio Galloni1st September 2016

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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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