Sine Qua Non - Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard 2020 (750ml)

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Producer	Sine Qua Non
Country	United States
Region	Santa Barbara
Subregion	Santa Rita Hills
Varietal	Grenache
Vintage	2020
Sku	259

 

Gorgeous, beautifully dark (quite dark for Grenache) color and deep, aromatic…almost loud, elegant bouquet and outrageously rich, lush, fabulously seductive palate with amazing length. Beautiful wine!! CHANGE NOT ONE IOTA. Tasted again a bit later with the same results.

Supported by 13.1% Syrah, 3.3% Petite Sirah, and 1.6% Gelber Muskateller, the 2020 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is a barrel selection featuring the site's most concentrated blocks. It was fermented with 27% whole clusters and spent 38 months in 41% new French demi-muids. The nose is an opaque mixture of black fruits with aromas of tar, asphalt, espresso beans, touches of dried herbs and a slight menthol-tinged ethanol astringency. The texture is polished and perfectly composed around a decadent, concentrated core of juicy fruit-dominated flavors. The finish takes time to hit its stride, starting on a blocky, stunted note and gaining more dimension and length with time in the glass. With extended aeration, however, the ethanol notes of the nose become more prominent, revealing themselves on an increasingly spiritous finish, the presence of which diminishes my score.