Sine Qua Non Sublime Isolation 2003

Sine Qua Non Sublime Isolation 2003

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  • Robert Parker rating 93
  • Vinous rating 91
Sine Qua Non Sublime Isolation 2003
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HED2755

75 cl

16.6%
£640.00
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Founded in 1994 by Manfred and Elaine Krankl, Sine Qua Non is perhaps the most famous of all the California cult wineries and is renowned for producing exceptionally limited quantities of wines made from the classic varieties of the Rhône Valley. Sublime Isolation is a blend of 44% Chardonnay, 37% Roussanne and 19% Viognier from the highly acclaimed Alban Vineyard. It is aromatic, rich and opulent, with wonderful purity of fruit, satiny texture and incredible mineral-tinged length.
91 Vinous
- (16.6% alcohol; 44% chardonnay, 37% roussanne and 19% viognier) Deep yellow. More deeply pitched on the nose than the 2004 white blend but equally pure: pineapple, grapefruit, menthol, minerals and smoke, with hints of more exotic fruits. Conveys an even rounder, sweeter, fuller impression than the `03, with glyceral, layered flavors of mirabelle, honey and herbs. But without the floral lift of the 2004, this impressively fat and rich wine is just short of heavy.

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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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