Robert Rothfield

9.8

Off the charts....nose, palate, finish...a powerful and deep syrah with a rush of sensory elements that arrive in wave after wave...just wow! — 5 years ago

Kimberly Anderson

9.4

Big baller bottles for my SD birthday! SQN Sunday included mags of Labels and Pictures. Labels was in the zone and easily WOTN. — 6 years ago

with Gregory, Margaret and 1 other

Graham

9.3

This is a big boy wine. — 6 years ago

Mike Holzer

9.1

Typical very good toro wine. Great black fruit. Good length — 7 years ago

with Ania

Jeremy Endo

10

10 year waiting list — 7 years ago

Pierre Costa

9.0

Very concentrated and oaky. Typical Parker style. There are some port characteristics for sure. — 7 years ago

Joseph Barsky

9.1

2014 Vintage. Quite a bit of oak on nose and palate. Very round wine, could use more acidity. Went well with seafood but not up to expectations. — 7 years ago

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.9

Best palate of all night at SNQ tasting @Bottles. Nose not that superlative. — 8 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.4

The Moment...LX. — 9 years ago

xcrispycakesx

9.3

Sine Qua Non never disappoints — 11 years ago

Jolinda Craig

9.8

Wine dad brought back from Italy. — 12 years ago

Jason Meier

9.8

Some people have said this is past it’s prime but I completely disagree. Still is holding up very well. Complex. Lots of depth still....blackberry, currant, smoke, anise, even tannins. Wish I had another bottle as I think it could age for another 5 years easily. — 5 years ago

Marty McNees

9.4

Super interesting. Big but complex. — 6 years ago

Vijay Parikh

8.9

VA! Flaw! — 6 years ago

Gilbert Van Hassel

9.6

Voluptuous, the Syrah is blended with some Grenache and vigonier to round it. Keeps on strengthening in waves, almost oily. Super long burn this is a wine to enjoy in super small gulps. Truely amazing. — 7 years ago

Andreas

8.9

Saca 2018. Lite fruktigare än gemene fino. Torkade russin. — 7 years ago

Shay A

9.6

As if Part 1 of Saturday night wasn’t incredible enough, Part 2 of the final and main event for the Fall WNH was all Sine Qua Non wines. The most spectacular lineup of wines I’ve ever seen, and an overall wonderful ending to an amazing trip with fantastic people.

The second SQN White we enjoyed (after having the ‘15 “ Entre chien et Loup” the night prior) was this beautiful wine. This is more Roussanne dominant than the prior bottle, which explains the more waxy, cool mint, nutty aromas and notes on the palate. Honeyed fruit with a toffee like finish. What a white wine! Thanks @David L . — 7 years ago

with Mike, David and 5 others

Joseph Manfredi

9.0

Dark fruit, tart tannins, complex. I’d buy a case of this vintage and enjoy with a Cohiba from Havana 🇨🇺 — 8 years ago

Bill Bender

9.1

Darker hues than I've ever seen from this bottling. Rather amber and dark. Marzipan, kettle corn, carmelized fruit. I enjoy tasting these but they always guarantee a hangover for me. — 9 years ago

Doug Griffin

9.4

Honeysuckle and lemon on nose. Velvety mouthfeel with hints of peach, lemon curd, cream, bacon fat, ash and a touch of clove. Could use a little more acidity for my liking but fantastic — 10 years ago

E & K G

9.0

Elegance and punch both mixed well in this bottle. First Sine Qua Non! — 12 years ago

Aaron Hamrock

9.4

Interesting blend. — 6 years ago

with Eric and Craig

Bill Bender

9.3

The 2nd WNH Zoom tasting on 3/29 with a “open any white” theme. The On The Lam is eleven years old and is reminiscent of the Backwards and Forwards at this point in its development. I had a Backwards & Forwards in 2017 that had a ridiculously delicious array of secondary characteristics that were just outstanding in their funky goodness. This bottle reminds me more of that wine at age 10. It has transformed from youthful to mature but displays no adolescent awkwardness. Honeyed melon, marzipan, candied pear and burnt marshmallow envelop a firm backbone of acidity. It’s adding weight but ever so slowly. Right now it’s still lithe and pushy and a changeling in the glass that warrants frequent check ins because a night of drinking will deliver 4 or 5 different wines for your drinking pleasure. — 6 years ago

Mark Flesher

9.5

Holy moly, where did this one come from!? This had the nose of full throttle drunken elderberries and freshly baked blackberry pie with pepper and spice and everything nice! This tastes like whole cluster Grenache If there really is such a thing. Black and blue, pepper and spice, black cherry cola, mouth coating, inky. Dissecting out all of the notes that were swirling around, it would take me probably an hour, and everyone would be bored and probably stop reading. This was massive. And has probably a couple of decades left! — 6 years ago

with Dan, Bradley and 3 others

Jeffrey Lew

9.4

All smiles. Another few years even better. — 7 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.9

Not too much to say....power in a silky glove...close to perfection. — 7 years ago

Keith Fisher

9.7

As you would expect from Manfred. After a while you just run out of superlatives and just sit there with a Syrah stained smile on your face. Rich dark fruit with beef blood smell (that term doesn’t do justice to how interesting and delicious the combination really is). Tremendous finish, dark color to the edge. Just a great wine experience. My only bottle. I have no clue how long this wine could go before peaking. — 8 years ago

Loren Gesinsky

9.2

Rouge Tomate — 9 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.1

Very champagne notes of toast, creme brulee and ripe apples. A little less dry than champagne, with great chenin body. Very nice champagne alternative at an excellent price from Chambers Street. — 10 years ago

with Brooke

Franz Martens

9.8

Peppery flavor is dominant. — 11 years ago