2015 Sine Qua Non | Next Of Kyn No. 9 Red

Detailed Description

Reviews: 

• Wine Advocate: Composed of 45% Syrah, 22% Grenache, 16.8% Mourv√®dre, 5% Touriga Nacional and 1.2% Viognier, the Next of Kin 2015 Cumulus Vineyard #9 was fermented using 42% whole clusters and the rest was destemmed. It was matured for 34 months in oak, 40% of which was new.
• Jeb Dunnuck: The 2015 No 9 Cumulus Vineyard continues to show brilliantly, with the more tight, focused, tannic style of the vintage. It doesn‚Äôt have the upfront sexiness of the 2016, but it‚Äôs incredibly balanced, deep, long, and complex. I loved it last year and wrote that it‚Äôs going to flirt with perfection in another handful of years, and I stand by those words.

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.