Lot 2
SINE QUA NON GRENACHE THE LINE 2008 (2) WA 98
SINE QUA NON SYRAH THE THRILL OF 2009 (1) WA 95
Lot 2 Details
SINE QUA NON GRENACHE THE LINE 2008 (2)
California.
2 x scraped labels
Intense, full-bodied, voluptuously textured, and stunningly pure, with no real noticeable oak (21% new French oak was used, most of it the larger demi-muids), this beauty has put on weight and is showing additional complexity since I first tasted it. Anticipated maturity: now-2023. August 2011 WA 98
SINE QUA NON SYRAH THE THRILL OF 2009 (1)
California.
u. 1 cm.
The 2009 Syrah The Thrill Of impresses for its poise and underlying energy. Dark fruit, spices, licorice and violets sit on a core of firm tannin as this powerful wine opens up in the glass. Today, The Thrill Of comes across as very, very young. The intensity of the fruit and the oak are dominant at present. In another few years the wine should be spectacular. The Thrill Of... is 90% Syrah, 6% Grenache and 4% Viognier, all destemmed and mostly from estate owned vineyards. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2024. August 2012 WA 95
