Producer• Name | Vintage | l. |
Parker
Robert Parker is one of the world's most infuential wine critics. Ratings are from 50 – 100 points.
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Other
Ratings and tasting notes from other wine professionals like WineSpectator, James Suckling, Burghound, Jasper Morris, Vinous, Jeb Dunnuck, Decanter. Ratings are from 50 – 100 points.
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JR/RG
Ratings and tasting notes from Jancis Robinson or Rene Gabriel. Ratings are from 10-20 points.
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BOW
Rating from the Best of Wines Tasting panel. Ratings are from 5 – 10 points
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Number of bottles in stock
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Sine Qua Non • Grenache Profuga | 2018 | 1,5 | 98 | 1 | € 869,00 | € 1.051,49 | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Eleven Confessions Assorted Box Set | 2019 | 0,75 | 99 | 9 | 1 | € 2.770,00 | € 3.351,70 | |||
Sine Qua Non • Eleven Confessions Grenache | 2017 | 0,75 | 98 | 99 | 3 | € 511,00 | € 618,31 | |||
Sine Qua Non • Eleven Confessions Syrah | 2017 | 0,75 | 97 | 100 | 3 | € 559,00 | € 676,39 | |||
Sine Qua Non • Distenta II Syrah | 2020 | 0,75 | 98 | 1 | € 369,00 | € 446,49 |
Sine Qua Non is yet another cult winery from California, USA. Manfred Krankl and his wife Elaine began starting their own winery after first working at several other estates and enhancing their skills.
The name “Sine Qua Non” means “without which there is nothing”. Their first vintage was 1994 (three barrels of the Syrah “Queen of Spades”). A specialist in Rhône varietals, most of their red wines are made from Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre grapes, while Marsanne, Roussanne and Viognier grapes are used for the white wines.
They also produced some sweet wines, with the help of famous Austrian winemaker Alois Kracher. However, when Alois Kracher suddenly passed away in 2006, Sine Qua Non stopped producing those rare wines.
Every year, Manfred Krankl uses his own artwork to create labels for the various wines they produce. Furthermore: Each vintage they bring out wines under a new (sometimes funny) name. Both the label and the wine’s name has to be approved by the United States Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. A long and sometimes frustrating process, because of the numerous rejections.
The philosophy of Sine Qua Non is to make perfectly ripe, full bodied and full-flavored wines, that express the uniqueness of each vintage. In general, they use 40-60% new oak for the white wines and 60-100% new oak for the red wines and there is hardly any fining or filtration.
Sometimes Sine Qua Non also releases a rosé, made from Grenache grapes. The average annual production for all the wines is about 3500 cases, but since there is a waiting list for new consumers, it might take up to 10 years to get hold of some bottles. Multiple wines received the full 100 points by Robert Parker.
Producer• Name | Vintage | l. |
Parker
Robert Parker is one of the world's most infuential wine critics. Ratings are from 50 – 100 points.
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Other
Ratings and tasting notes from other wine professionals like WineSpectator, James Suckling, Burghound, Jasper Morris, Vinous, Jeb Dunnuck, Decanter. Ratings are from 50 – 100 points.
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JR/RG
Ratings and tasting notes from Jancis Robinson or Rene Gabriel. Ratings are from 10-20 points.
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BOW
Rating from the Best of Wines Tasting panel. Ratings are from 5 – 10 points
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Number of bottles in stock
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Price | (incl. VAT) | |
Sine Qua Non • 17th Nail in my Cranium | 2005 | 0,75 | 100 | 98 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Ode to E Syrah | 2004 | 0,75 | 99 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Ode to E Grenache | 2004 | 0,75 | 100 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • In the Crosshairs Grenache | 2006 | 0,75 | 100 | 97 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Stockholm Syndrome Syrah | 2010 | 0,75 | 100 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Petite Sirah The Writing On The Wall | 2012 | 1,5 | 99 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Pajarito Del Amor Grenache | 2016 | 0,75 | 100 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Mr K the Strawman | 2005 | 0,375 | 100 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • A Shot in the Dark Syrah | 2006 | 0,75 | 100 | 98 | 9.5 | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Mr K the Noble Man and Strawman Assortment box | 2005 | 0,375 | 98 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Atlantis Syrah Fe 203 1A (Syrah) | 2005 | 1,5 | 100 | 92 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Stockholm Syndrome Grenache | 2010 | 0,75 | 100 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Atlantis Syrah 1C | 2005 | 0,75 | 100 | 92 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Patine Syrah | 2011 | 1,5 | 98 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Syrah Dark Blossom | 2011 | 0,75 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Le Supplement Syrah | 2013 | 0,75 | 100 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Jusqu'a l'Os Grenache | 2013 | 0,75 | 100 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Grenache E | 2015 | 0,75 | 100 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Mr K Semillon Vin de Paille | 1998 | 0,375 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Syrah M | 2015 | 0,75 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Mr K the Ice Man | 2006 | 0,375 | 97 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Distenta II | 2020 | 0,75 | 98 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Atlantis Syrah 1A | 2005 | 0,75 | 100 | 92 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Atlantis Syrah 1B | 2005 | 0,75 | 100 | 92 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Heart Chorea | 2002 | 0,75 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • On your Toes Syrah | 2001 | 0,75 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Into the Dark | 2004 | 0,75 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Distenta I Syrah | 2019 | 0,75 | 100 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • SUBIR Syrah | 2016 | 0,75 | 99 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Mr K the Noble Man | 2005 | 0,375 | 98 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Just For the Love of It | 2002 | 1,5 | 100 | 10 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Patine Syrah | 2011 | 0,75 | 98 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Piranha Waterdance Syrah | 2014 | 0,75 | 100 | 94 | 9+ | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Female | 2013 | 0,75 | 98 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Grenache Dirt Vernacular | 2016 | 0,75 | 98 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Syrah Le Supplement | 2013 | 0,75 | 100 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Raven Series Syrah No 10 (magnum) | 2006 | 1,5 | 96 | 97 | 9 | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Grenache Testa dei Cherubini | 2014 | 1,5 | 98 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Grenache Dirt Vernacular | 2016 | 1,5 | 98 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Patine Grenache | 2011 | 1,5 | 97 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Trouver l'Arene Syrah | 2015 | 0,75 | 100 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Grenache Dark Blossom | 2011 | 0,75 | 97 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Five Shooter Grenache | 2010 | 0,75 | 98 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Poker Face Syrah | 2004 | 0,75 | 100 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Deux Grenouilles White | 2016 | 0,75 | 94 | 93 | 9 | 0 | sold out | |||
Sine Qua Non • Entre Chien et Loup | 2015 | 0,75 | 97 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Ratsel | 2016 | 1,5 | 99 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Trouver l'Arene Syrah | 2015 | 1,5 | 100 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Mr K Viognier Trockenbeerauslese | 1998 | 0,375 | 96 | 9 | 0 | sold out | ||||
Sine Qua Non • Raven Series Syrah No 6+7 | 2006 | 0,75 | 96 | 97 | 9 | 0 | sold out |