2014 Sine Qua Non | Testa Dei Cherubini Grenache

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Red Wine: 2014 Sine Qua Non | Testa Dei Cherubini Grenache 

The 2014 Grenache Testa dei Cherubini saw fully 37.5 months in wood, some 25% new, but its influence is imperceptible; the wine is strikingly pure and vibrant. Krankl commented that the longer the wines spend in barrels, the more slowly they seem to evolve in bottles. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of juicy red cherries, peonies and plums, it’s initially quite reserved, becoming more expressive with air. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, layered and very concentrated, with strikingly fine-grained, revolved tannins, juicy acids and impressive length and depth.

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Producer: Sine Qua Non

Ratings:  WA | 98  VS | 98

Vintage: 2014

Size: 750mL

ABV: 15.8%

Varietal: Grenache

Country/Region: United States, California

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    Description

    Detailed Description

    Like the 2015 Le Chemin Vers l’H√©r√©sie also reviewed in this report, it’s remarkably pure and integrated and ranks as one of the finest Grenache bottlings I’ve tasted from Sine Qua Non. It’s also one wine that will clearly benefit from bottle age, no matter how tempting it may be when it’s released in November of this year. The blend includes 15.5% Syrah, 4% Petite Sirah and a tiny 0.5% of Viognier, and 895 cases, 228 magnums and 30 double magnums were produced

    Reviews: 

    • Wine Advocate: the 2014 Grenache Testa dei Cherubini saw fully 37.5 months in wood, some 25% new, but its influence is imperceptible; the wine is strikingly pure and vibrant. Krankl commented that the longer the wines spend in the barrel, the more slowly they seem to evolve in the bottle. Unfurling in the glass with aromas of juicy red cherries, peonies and plums, it’s initially quite reserved, becoming more expressive with air. On the palate, the wine is full-bodied, layered and very concentrated, with strikingly fine-grained, revolved tannins, juicy acids and impressive length and depth.
    • Vinous:  The 2014 Grenache Testa dei Berubini, from Sine Qua Nan’s Eleven Confessions vineyard, is positively explosive on the palate, Even so, 2014 is precise and beautifully delineated, with striking nuance and terrific freshness to balance things out, The blend is 80% Grenache, 15.5% Syrah, 4% Petite Sirah and 0.5% Viognier that spent 38 months in 600-liter French oak barrels.

    Producer Information

    Sine Qua Non has its own winemaking facility in Ventura, California not far from the Santa Barbara vineyards where the fruit is sourced from. In the last few years Manfred and his wife, Elaine, have begun creating their own vineyards dedicated to Rhone varietals. Their winemaking philosophy is to work in very small batches, gravity flow, natural yeasts (unless a fermentation problem is anticipated), long lees aging for the whites and repeated racking for the reds to open them up. This is a modified explanation of a very dedicated and artistic approach to winemaking. The wines are simultaneously very rich and elegant, superbly balanced and thoroughly harmonious with food, never overwhelming.

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