Krankl Wine
Sine Qua Non
Esto No Es Una Salida Grenache 2009
100/100. Again a perfect dead knock out from Krankl. — 11 years ago
Saxum Vineyards
Bone Rock James Berry Vineyard Syrah Grenache 2006
Manfred Krankl/John Alban
Tant Pis! Grenache Blend 1995
Tant Pis! 1995
Red Wine from Arroyo Grande
made by Elaine & Manfred Krankl and Lorraine & John Alban
•This wine is one of several "Project Wines" made by Manfred before the winery was founded.
•This wine was sold only in 2-magnum sets. Only 72 sets were sold.
•The back label says that this wine was made in tribute to the great
Jacques Reynaud
1924–1997
– may your wonderfully
unique and loveably
wild spirit live on forever
•The photo on the label of Jacques Reynaud was taken by Manfred Krankl.
•Jacques Reynaud was the owner and manager of Château Rayas in Châteauneuf-du-Pape from 1978 until his death in 1997.
•According to Manfred Krankl this was a “single barrel cuvée comprised of approximately 60% Grenache from Alban and 40% Syrah from us....if memory serves right.”
Note that each bottle of the Tant Pis is numbered as a series of 148 bottles with the number in the lower left corner of the front label.
•Since it was a single barrel, the total number of magnums made should be less than 150. — 11 years ago
Manfred Krankl
Thief California Chardonnay 1990
Thief 1990 Chardonnay
This wine was made with Bryan Babcock. 225 cases were made.
This wine is one of several "Project Wines" made by Manfred before the winery was founded. — 11 years ago
Saxum Vineyards
Booker Vineyard Paso Robles Grenache Syrah 2007
Sine Qua Non
Five Shooter Grenache 2007
2010 Sine Qua Non Grenache- About as good as it gets across the board, these singular, incredible wines are the result of an obsessive attention to detail at all stages of the wine making process. There is no secret or hidden magic going on here. The incredibly talented and down-to-earth Manfred Krankl simply walks the walk as opposed to only talking about attention to detail or offering up the standard, wine is made in the vineyard comments. Looking at the vintages focused on here, 2009 has produced a decadent, voluptuous style that offers up thrilling levels of fruit as well as an approachable, heady richness that-s hard to resist. While they possess ample depth and structure, I would drink these before either the 2010s or 2011s. The 2010s here are stunning and have everything; gorgeous fruit, awesome concentration and incredible purity. While the most age-worthy of the recent vintages, they're a spectacular drink even today. The 2011s, which were all tasted out of barrel, have additional freshness and focus over the 2010s. They have solid concentration and overall balanced profiles that should allow them to cruise in the cellar. — 12 years ago
Alejandro Lopez
Roussanne Is Coming (aka Legs)
1993 Roussanne
•This wine is one of several "Project Wines" made by Manfred before the winery was founded.
•There are two different labels for this wine:
•295 cases have the "Roussanne Is Coming" label and 40 cases the "Legs" label.
•There are two labels because Manfred was nervous that the Legs label would be rejected by the BATF.
•This wine was made with John Alban at the Albany winery.
•100% Roussanne.
•335 cases produced.
•This wine was poured by the glass at Campanile, Manfred Krankl's restaurant in Los Angeles. — 11 years ago