Lot 148
SINE QUA NON AND AN EIGHT TRACK ROSÉ 2013 (1)
SINE QUA NON ATLANTIS FE2O3-1A SYRAH 2005 (1) WA 100
SINE QUA NON ATLANTIS FE2O3-2B GRENACHE 2005 (1) WA 97
Lot 148 Details
SINE QUA NON AND AN EIGHT TRACK ROSÉ 2013 (1)
California.
u. 2 cm.
SINE QUA NON ATLANTIS FE2O3-1A SYRAH 2005 (1)
California.
u. 1.5 cm
The perfect 2005 Syrah Atlantis Fe 203-1a,b,c is a blend of 93% Syrah, 5% Grenache, and 2% Viognier, with 25% whole clusters. Whereas the Ode to E is all from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard, this cuvee is a combination of 43% from the estate vineyard, 28% from the White Hawk Vineyard, 21% from the Alban Vineyard, and 8% from the Bien Nacido Vineyard. The good news is there are nearly 1,500 cases of this recently released offering. An extraordinarily flowery nose interwoven with scents of blueberries, blackberries, incense, and graphite soars from the glass. Although not the biggest or most concentrated Syrah Krankl has made, it is one of the most nuanced, elegant, and complex. It remains full-bodied, but builds incrementally on the palate, and comes across as elegant and delicate, especially when compared to many California Syrahs. Nevertheless, the intensity is mind-boggling, and the finish lasts for nearly a minute. Drink this amazing effort over the next 10-15+ years. June 2008 WA 100
SINE QUA NON ATLANTIS FE2O3-2B GRENACHE 2005 (1)
California.
u. 1 cm.
2005 Atlantis Fe203 2A: Another brilliant 2005 (93% Grenache and 7% Syrah), it has put on weight and seems to be developing more complexity. California’s cooler year seems to have given all the top 2005s loads of perfume and distinctive aromatics. Oodles of kirsch, licorice, charcoal and floral notes along with some blacker fruit characteristics jump from the glass of this dense bluish/purple wine. Medium to full-bodied, yet extraordinarily elegant for a Grenache, with beautiful purity in its hints of white chocolate and forest floor and its admirably textured, long finish, this wine is still young but approachable thanks to its aromatics fireworks, yet should last for an additional 10-15 years. August 2011 WA 97