Tom Garland

9.6

Sine Qua Non vs Schrader cage fight tonight.

+4 hour decant (some fine cloudy sediment). A remarkable dark purplish garnet color. On the nose: red and black fruit, stewed meat, sandalwood, pepper, bacon, charcoal. Taste: a smooth, rich, soft, powerful wine with dark cherry, licorice, smoke, leather, pepper and a long dark chocolate espresso finish. YUM! It has everything you want. Its young(probably a better score if I have patience), but so good I might pop another bottle tomorrow. Cheers! — 11 days ago

with Brenda

Scott Kahn

9.4

Rustic and finesse normally aren’t bedfellows - until I tasted this wine! Forrest floor on the nose; rich dark fruit complement the structures tannins that help make the wine have a long finish! — a month ago

Erika Truong

9.2

Delicious. Silky, just the right amount of spice. — a month ago

with Duc

Jim McCusker

9.7

It was a Sine Qua Non night (which are always my favorites!). This was surprisingly tight given its age. Came back to it a couple of days later and it was SO MUCH better. If you have this in your cellar and are planning to pull it soon, I’d suggest a 4-hour decant to let it open up. It’ll be fantastic! — 7 days ago

with Vanessa

Gunja Gargeshwari

9.6

What the hell do they do to the grapes in this winery??!! Outstanding! — 23 days ago

with Uma and Amit

William Lauder

9.5

Truly sublime even 21 years later. In magnum. — a month ago

Robert Rothfield

9.4

Smooth and supple…. one of the most restrained SQN’s I’ve had… stellar nonetheless — 2 months ago

Jim McCusker

9.5

From last week. Fantastic…but will get better with a few more years, I think (but then again, why wait???). — 7 days ago

with Vanessa

Jim McCusker

9.8

Yeah: awesome. And totally approachable right out of the gate. Just fantastic. — 4 days ago

with Vanessa

Tom Garland

9.4

Schrader vs Sine Qua Non battle Royale tonight!

1.5 hour decant (lots of fine/chunky sediment). An impressive inky ruby red color. On the nose: semi muted nose of black fruit, floral, slight mint, touch of meat, and vanilla Blueberry at the end. Taste: NICE! A smooth, layered, rich medium plus body wine with ripe cherry, spice, plum, minerals, crushed rocks, and a long cinnamon chocolate finish. YUM! Let's see how the SQN does.. — 11 days ago

with Brenda