SINE QUA NON - Eleven Confessions Estate Syrah and Grenache Mixed Case - 2019
- 100 points | 99 points
Jeb Dunnuck
August 2023100 points - The late bottled 2019 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is another undeniably great...
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100 points - The late bottled 2019 Grenache Eleven Confessions Vineyard is another undeniably great...
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Scheduled to be bottled in August, the 2021 Syrah Distenta III looks to be another insanely good...
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I tasted the 2021 Syrah Distenta III as a precise blend from barrel on July 6—it's due to be...
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Because my visit was scheduled for July 6, just two weeks after bottling on June 22, I tasted the...
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99 points - A borderline perfect wine is the 2019 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard, and if there...
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Ripe but also fresh aromas of olives, cassis, currant leaves, black beans and subtle spices. The...
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The 2020 Cabernet Sauvignon Poggio al Lupo is bright, vibrant and packed with fruit, all of which...
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The 2021 Shiraz is ever the silky, svelte wine, never more than in this elegant, restrained...
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The Semillon is rich in aromas and across the palate, sourced from five different vineyards across...
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Aromas of black cherries, bark, and cedar follow through to a medium body, with firm and chewy...
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The fruit for this 2020 Balhannah Vineyard Shiraz is, as the name suggests, from the Balhannah...
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There is an usual stony austerity in the 2021 Adrianna Vineyard River, cropped from a cold year...
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Coming from a site in the Edna Valley that readers should have on their radar, the 2021 Syrah Slide...
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Quite a shy nose, but on the palate this is so dense without the slightest hint of heaviness. All...
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Deep nose of sour cherries with so many delicate spicy and earthy nuances. Ripe and expansive, but...
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A bit embryonic, but already deep with fine red berry aromas. In spite of the ample structure this...
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Enticing nose of black raspberries and sour cherries. Wonderful freshness and vitality. Silky...
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Fragrant and elegant with effusive red berry and summer flower aromas, this is graceful, but...
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A breathtaking Gevrey 1er Cru with great black cherry fruit and earthy complexity wrapped around a...
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The purity of fruit is impressive in this wine with currants, orange peel, peaches and lemon in the...
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Ripe, savory cranberries, stones, baked grapefruit, dried herbs and some subtle sweet spices. Tense...
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The 2021 Nicolás Catena Zapata was produced with a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 44% Malbec and...
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Exhibiting notions of spices, tobacco, blackberries, licorice and herbs, the 2018 Château Montus...
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Leaner, lighter and fresher than what I recall, although picked later than usual. A cool and...
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