Sine Qua Non2-Bottle Magnum Box Set 2018

This 2-bottle Magnum Box Set includes 1-1.5L bottle each of 2018 Ziehharmonika Syrah & 2018 Profuga Grenache. 

Sine Qua Non Ziehharmonika Syrah 2018
This 2018 was originally called ‘Squeezebox’ but vintner Manfred Krankl changed the name shortly before bottling it. This newly released 2018 is a blend of 51% The Third Twin, 43% Eleven Confessions and 6% Cumulus—all SQN estate-owned vineyards. It is a blend of 82% Syrah, 6.7% Mourvèdre, 5% Petite Sirah, 2.3% Grenache, 2.7% Viognier and 1.3% Muscat. While it's more common to co-ferment Viognier into the Rhone-Red varietals, Manfred loves incorporating a touch of Muscat into the final blend for the sake of aromas and secondary notes. "Very deep garnet-purple colored, the nose kicks off with bright, vivacious scents of freshly cracked black pepper, licorice, baker’s chocolate, and menthol before opening out to a core just singing of Black Forest cake, wild blueberries and ripe blackberries with wafts of smoky bacon and garrigue. Full-bodied, firm and beautifully textured with perfectly ripe, velvety tannins, it has invigorating freshness and a very long, multi-layered finish. Its rock-solid structure and intensity suggest this wine will be very long lived indeed."- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate. 

Sine Qua Non ‘Profuga’ Grenache 2018
This 2018 is comprised of 77.5% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre, 8.3% Syrah, 3.3% Petite Sirah and 0.9% Viognier. 41% whole cluster was performed predominately on the Grenache, the small portion of the Viognier was co-fermented with red grapes, but interestingly, because it ripens earlier than the reds, the white berries were frozen and added to the reds at the time of fermentation. As a bonus, these frozen grapes helped a cool and, therefore, slow the fermentation. The wine was aged for 23 months in 37% new French oak, 57.8% used oak and 5.2% concrete. “Deep garnet purple in color, the wine does bedazzling pirouettes out of the glass with the most gorgeous rose oil, Kirsch, licorice and fragrant earth scents, leading into a powerful core of black raspberries, red currant jelly and powdered cinnamon plus a waft of underbrush. Medium to full bodied, the palate is incredibly fresh, elegant, and polished, yet make no mistake – there is a lot of power and energy on the mid palate.” – Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate.