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. — 5 years ago

Jeremy Endo

10

10 year waiting list — 5 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.4

All smiles. Another few years even better. — 5 years ago

Ron R

9.6

Best rosé I’ve tasted. Close your eyes and you could be drinking a full-on red - love it.
Thank you @Eric LaMasters for this gift. — 6 years ago

with Mike, Joe and 5 others

James Clary

9.6

Young, but drinking well. Typical SQN nose and flavor profile. I enjoy Manfred’s Grenache wines even more than his Syrah-based wines. Will be hard to lay off my remaining bottles. — 7 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.4

The Moment...LX. — 8 years ago

Steven Beal

10

The vino that started it all in vintage court. Definitely at or past peak but my favorite wine maker of all time — 10 years ago

Leslie Bartos

9.7

Wow! It’s been several years since our last bottle and it was worth the wait. Happy to have 4 more! Delicious fruit with plenty of brightness. Wonderfully balanced. — 5 years ago

with Tony

David Castricone

9.6

SQN is “essential.” Developed well over the course of the night. Tremendous depth. Palate-coating blueberry pie, smokehouse, spices. Great bottle now, will be rewarded with year or two of cellaring. — 5 years ago

Marc vanholst

9.9

Not too much to say....power in a silky glove...close to perfection. — 6 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. — 6 years ago

Peter Zandbergen

10

Always a treat!!!! — 7 years ago

with Elise

Nicholas Saavedra

9.8

Grenache delivered...one of a kind! — 9 years ago

DAG

9.8

@Bill Bender @Roman Sukley @V M @Steve Swaney zigzag dot commerce at verizon dot net and we continue the conversation offline. — 11 years ago

Grant Everett

9.5

Color is very gold - like a great dessert wine. Very hefty white. In a good way. Treat with respect! — 5 years ago

with Ashleigh

Nic Z

9.4

Mouth full of dark fruit jam goodness — 5 years ago

Jim McCusker

9.8

Absolutely brilliant. This is one of the best grenaches I’ve had in a long time. Incredible aromas of plumbs, blackberries, candied blueberries, along with hints of cinnamon and clove. The palate is absolutely stunning: seamless evolution of fruit coupled with perfectly intergrated sweet tannins leading to a finish that goes on for over a minute. I have no idea if this will improve with more time in the cellar, but I have no idea why you would wait: this is unreal. Manfred Krankle is a GOD!!! 👍 — 6 years ago

with Vanessa

Alessandro Dalle Carbonare

9.9

Best palate of all night at SNQ tasting @Bottles. Nose not that superlative. — 6 years ago

Thoger Petry

9.7

Inky and thick in the glass, pure velvet on the tongue, berry muffins and wintergreen on the nose. The weight of the wine is masterfully offset by the undercurrent of acidity and the tannins literally melt through the finish. As mysterious and intense as the bottle it comes from. — 7 years ago

Scott Michel

10

Best wine ever!...Chuck Gudas joined Roman and I for this treat!!! — 9 years ago

with Roman