Category: | Red Wines |
Sub-Category: | Red Wines |
Producer: | Sine Qua Non |
Label Name: | Grenache Distenta Iii |
Vintage: | 2021 |
Country: | United States |
Region: | Central Coast, California (Santa Barbara County / Oak View estate sources) |
Volume: | 750ml |
ABV: | 15.8% |
Grape(s): | 79% Grenache, 8.4% Syrah, 7.4% Mourvèdre, 3.2% Petite Sirah, 1.6% Petit Manseng, 0.4% Muscat |
Acidity: | 4 |
Tannins: | 4 |
Sweetness: | 1 |
Body: | 5 |
Length: | 5 |
Aroma Intensity: | 5 |
Best Temperature: | 16-18°C |
Awards/Ratings
Jeb Dunnuck 99 pts; Vinous 99 pts; The Wine Independent 98–99 pts; Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 98 pts
Tasting Note
Perfumed and concentrated: wild black cherry, blackberry, violet, garrigue and spice with suggestions of tar, coffee and dark chocolate. Full-bodied, silky yet detailed tannins, lively acidity and a long, lifted floral finish.
Food Pairing
Roasted lamb, herb-crusted ribeye, mushroom risotto, aged Manchego/Pecorino; Asian: Peking duck, char siu (barbecue pork), Korean BBQ short ribs (galbi), braised beef with soy and star anise.
Production Method
Fermented with ~35% whole clusters (primarily Grenache); matured ~23 months in various French oak (≈42% new), hand-harvested estate and contracted fruit, small-lot vinification.
Vineyard Info
Cult producer Sine Qua Non (Manfred & Elaine Krankl). Fruit from Eleven Confessions, The Third Twin and Cumulus vineyards; famed Central Coast Rhône specialist with limited-production, highly allocated releases.