Sine Qua Non On Your Toes Syrah (2 x Bottle) 2001

Sine Qua Non On Your Toes Syrah (2 x Bottle) 2001

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  • Robert Parker rating 99
  • Vinous rating 95
Sine Qua Non On Your Toes Syrah (2 x Bottle) 2001
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150 cl

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£5,210.00
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A wooden presentation box from Sine Qua Non featuring 2 bottles of On Your Toes Syrah.
95 Vinous
(bottled after 39 months in new French oak; 100% syrah, about two-thirds from Alban Vineyard; 15.4% alcohol) Fresh, bright dark ruby color. Brooding, powerful, slightly roasted aromas of blackberry liqueur, mocha and truffle. Then wonderfully sweet but sappy, with complexflavors of black fruits, tar, minerals and exotic chocolate. Not at all heavy; in fact, this is fresher and lighter on its feet than the nose suggests, with the underlying minerality energizing the wine. (Krankl told me this cuvee concentrated itself from the inside out over the course of its time in barrel.) Wild, savory, idiosyncratic wine that finishes with outstanding building sweetness and late notes of smoke and maple syrup. With 24 hours in the recorked bottle, this showed stronger dark fruit character and gained in freshness. I was reminded of La Turque.Stephen Tanzer1st July 2005

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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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