2016 Nine Suns Grenache, USA, California, Napa, Pritchard Hill, Wine Review

This property has since been purchased by Realm Cellars. Only five cases of this 100% Grenache wine were produced. Inky Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, clay and chocolate. Full bodied. Medium tannins. On the palate, black cherries with underlying char. Plenty of depth and complexity. Long finish. This is drinking well now and should continue for another ten to fifteen years. It is great on its own and would work very well with a hearty meat or vegetarian chili.

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America’s Best Rhone Style Red Wines: 11th Annual Rhone Rangers Tasting Reviewed

The Rhone Report: About Rhone and Rhone-Style Wines and Winemakers is part of an ongoing series. Last month we discussed the white Rhone style wines offered at the 2008 Rhone Rangers tasting event at Fort Mason in San Francisco on March 18. This month we turn to the reds, of which we tasted 50. Among those we tasted were some old favorites and some wineries or bottlings with which we were not yet familiar. We don’t pretend that we tasted a representative group of wines, because our sample was skewed to wines we have loved in the past and others about which we have heard positive comments.

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2018 Andremily Grenache, USA, California, Wine Review

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2018

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Grenache seems to be one of the more difficult grapes to make wine with in California. So many are overdone and taste roasted while others are thin and insipid. It is a grape that gets very ripe and matching that to the California sunshine is not easy. Andremily is one winery that seems to achieve that balance. They are big wines but not roasted or hot, but full of flavor and texture. A blend of 80% Grenache, 14% Mourvedre and 6% Syrah. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose has black cherries, black raspberries, dark chocolate and spice. Full bodied. Medium tannins. Great

2018 Sine Qua Non Grenache Profuga, USA, California, Wine Review

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2018

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One of the best Grenache wines made in the USA but it does have a very different profile. Served blind to a group of experienced tasters, no one guessed Grenache although there were some Syrah guesses.

2008 Sine Qua Non Grenache The Duel, Eleven Confessions Vineyard, USA, California, Santa Barbara, Santa Rita Hills, Wine Review

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2008

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There are not a lot of great producers of Grenache in California, but there are a few who excel and at the top is Manfred Krankl and his Sine Qua Non wines. At age 13, this is just hitting its stride and just outstanding. A blend of 82% Grenache, 14% Syrah, 2% Viognier and 2% Roussanne. Purple in color, opaque and bright. The nose is great with black cherries, black raspberries, roasted meats and spices. Full bodied. 15.8% abv but no heat. On the palate, black cherries with some black raspberries over a bit of char. Deep and powerful. Delicious. Long finish. The kind of wine that

2018 Sine Qua Non Grenache Profuga, USA, California, Wine Review

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2018

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$230.00USD

SQN's Grenache are some of the most unique expressions of the varietal anywhere. They are big and fruit forward, but they have depth and energy as well. And, they can age better than most.

2016 Nine Suns Grenache, USA, California, Napa, Pritchard Hill, Wine Review

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