Sine Qua Non - Patine Syrah 2011
Price: $529.99
| Producer | Sine Qua Non |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Santa Barbara County |
| Varietal | Syrah |
| Vintage | 2011 |
| Sku | 32072 |
Wine Advocate: 98 Points
A wine that needs to be forgotten in the cellar for 5-6 years, the 2011 Syrah Patine checks in as a blend of roughly 97% Syrah and the balance Roussanne and Viognier. It too comes all from the estate's Eleven Confessions Vineyard and saw 39 months in 63% new French oak. Backward, tight, concentrated and structured, with full-bodied richness and depth, it gives up Guigal La Landonne like aromas and flavors of graphite, sweet oak, smoked meats, pepper and black raspberry and cassis-like fruit. While it shows the vintage's cooler nature, it has a stacked mid-palate and will evolve gracefully for 15-20 years.






