SQGVS-A2017
Sine Qua Non, The Gorgeous Victim, Grenache
2017 (750ml)
★"The Gorgeous Victim" features an old black and white photo on the label, taken by Manfred Krankl's grandfather, of a deer brought home, thoughtfully arranged and displayed with personal props in the middle of a floor.
✦ Highly sought-after cult wines with only 200-300 cases produced annually
✦ Wine labels and names change year to year, making them highly collectible
✦ Robert Parker rated their wines 100 points 22 times, and said it's one of the world's most creative wineries
Rating: RP98
Alcohol Percentage: 15.7%
Bottle Size: 750ml
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Wine Type: Red Wine
Grape Variety: Grenache
Aging Potential: Suitable for ageing
Food Pairing: Beef, Lamb, Vegetarian, Poultry, and Spicy food
About The Wine
About The Wine
➀ Winery: Sine Qua Non
➁ Country: United States
➂ Region: California
➃ Village: --
➄ Vineyard:
➅ Series: The Gorgeous Victim
➆ Class: Cult Wine
Tasting
Tasting
➀ Tasting Notes: Deep garnet-purple in color, this wine has a very serious nose of game, fertile soil, crushed rocks and new leather over a wonderfully pure, well-defined core of crushed black cherries and ripe blackberries with wafts of unsmoked cigars and Sichuan pepper. Full-bodied, rich, concentrated and built like a brick house, it has a solid backbone of firm, finely grained tannins and great acidity, finishing long and mineral laced.
➁ Wine Style: Rich and Intense
➂ Body: ⁙ Full / ➃ Tannin: ⁘ Medium
➄ Sweetness: ⁖ Dry / ➅ Acidity: ⁘ Medium
➆ Primary Aroma: Blackberry, Red Fruit, and Cherry
➇ Secondary Aroma: Oak, Chocolate, and Coffee
➈ Tertiary Aroma:
