Sine Qua Non, Mr K The Noble Man, California

"I'm bored" small wine dinner (My house) : This is a bit heavy and caramelly, but there is a vast array of candied flavors that come out of it. A cornucopia of fruits.

2006 vintage

A quaint get-together at Joe's Place (Joe's House) : This wine was like a rollercoaster for me! Much darker than The last time I had this wine (admittedly quite a few years ago), but the wine did not seem affected by the color. The wine had lots of candied fruit and showed considerable complexity. All in all a very tasty and enjoyable wine, but I found it slight unbalanced and needing more acidity to balance it out for me. Definitely …

2006 vintage

The Cat's Away Small Dinner (Joe & Khem's Place, Mpls) : Deep amber color. From half bottle. Drank a small glass over 30 minutes. Really bold fruits, nicel complexity, sweet, pear, ripe apple, candied apricot, juicy pineapple, unctuous, velvety and quite long. This has just enough acidity to keep the sweetness and fruit in line.

2006 vintage

Beautiful deep rust in colour with a nose and flavours of honey, apricots and some vanilla. Still so flavourful and viscous. I enjoy these any time! .

2006 vintage

Quite deep rust in colour and clear with a nose and flavours of honey and apricots. These are always exceptional wines but the finish could have been a bit longer.

2006 vintage

Such dark amber - mind blowing what he's done with chardonnay to create this.

2006 vintage

Quick impression: ethereal, saffron-infused psychedelic candy deliciousness - will age for many moons but why wait??

2006 vintage

DC Dinners and Tastings; 2/24/2024-2/26/2024 (Washington, DC) : Preserved peach, preserved melon, buttered popcorn, caramel on the nose. High intensity of aromas. Flavors are pretty consistent with the aromas, but the palate adds a bit of preserved tropical fruit in addition to the stone fruit from the nose. It's mostly driven by the corn and caramel flavors. The two minute long finish on this is in the running for the longest finish I've ever had on anything. Medium + body …

2006 vintage

This very slightly cloudy wine was rust orange in colour and had an unusual (for this wine) nose of wax, smoke and some babd-aids. In the glass were flavours of apricots and honey. The finish tailed off quite quickly on this today. I do love these wines but this bottle has showed better in past tastings.

2006 vintage

The return to The Ledbury, (The Ledbury, London) : Concentrated and big but with impressive harmony and balance and put a proper smile across the table. Rich, apricots and stone fruits, honey, young still and with full on bright acidity across that keeps the wine in balance. A hint of candied ginger to finish and give it an easy 95 in our view and with a lot of life ahead.

2006 vintage

This made a Selbach Oster TBA had along side it seem like a feather-light drink of water. Pours like motor oil, with caramel, toffee, and some stone fruit drowning beneath the viscous botrytis jam. Ridiculously sweet, though somehow with enough acid not to be cloying. This isn't about charm, or subtlety, or depth of thought, it's just a bruiser that--admittedly--is much easier to drink than I initially thought it would be due to the acidity that carries through the finish. …

2006 vintage

This wine was clear and rust in colour. It had a nose of honey, caramel and some citrus. It the glass were flavours of honey, caramel, peach and and apricots. The viscosity in this was very evident and this was a lovely sweet wine.

2006 vintage

Mostly Domestic Wine Dinner (The Capital Grille at Tysons corner, VA) : This is big as one can imagine. Unbelievably concentrated opulent yellow fruit, peach cobbler, yellow peach, dry mango, honey and sweet spices. Exceptional concentration, layers upon layers of hedonistic yellow fruit, 10W40 thickness but magically showing very good balance due to bright acidity, the finish last forever. This is in your face kinda wine but I really am enjoying it.

2006 vintage

Similar to prior note except for less acidity; outstanding, drink up (my last)

2006 vintage

Monday Night Football and Grand Cru (Chicago, IL) : From half bottle. Quite dark and deeply influenced by botrytis. Intensely sweet and almost syrupy in texture, but surprisingly a good amount of acidity as well (we wondered if this had been acidified). Somewhat simplistic flavours as far as the fruit (it does feel like the fruit is starting to dry out a little bit), but readily enjoyable in small doses.

2000 vintage

Deep amber color. Nose immediately calls to mind Sauternes. Flavors of orange rind and botrytis. Great concentration. Good acidity with a very long finish. Possibly the best sweet wine from the US that I’ve ever had.

2006 vintage

SO'd for an hour, deep gold/amber, unctuous pineapple, outstanding, ready to drink

2006 vintage

Method: tasted blind; 62.5 degrees (let is out of the fridge too long, whoops!); Sauvignon Blanc glass Look: pale+ brown; few medium-slow legs Nose: Mandarin orange, apricot, Creamsicle, light ginger, apricot marmalade, light honey Palate: Mandarin orange, Creamsicle, cinnamon, maple, ginger, honey; medium+ finish of ginger and burnt sugar; high- sweetness; full body; high+ bright and airy acidity; no heat Overall: Great balance, great spice, great body, huge flavor concentration and just plain old delicious (even if not super complex)! …

2006 vintage

Deep orange/amber color with decadent flavors of apricot, honey and almonds. Nice acidity and no signs of decline.

2000 vintage

Still very young. Lighter and more vibrant, less sweet and syrupy, than the earlier vintages. But still so perfectly balanced and just exceptional stuff with a long life ahead.

2006 vintage

Similar notes as our tasting last year. Beautiful deep amber color. Absolutely delicious. Peach, nectarine, and apricot nectar. Rich and syrupy and so much fun to drink!

2006 vintage

Wow. The intensity here is something to behold. Thick and syrupy, this is like nectar. Tangerines and apricot compote in spades coupled with a superb acidity. I couldn’t drink a lot of this at the one time, but I could drink it a lot. Wonderful stuff.

2006 vintage

Very good. Not too syrupy. Not exuberant either. Moderately sweet, with notes of citrus, caramel and toffee.

2000 vintage

Drinking this nectar of a dessert wine is a joy. It is thick, sweet and incredibly intense but with an acidity that gives it wonderful freshness. The wine is a concoction of the essence of orange peel, apricot and sweet baking spices. While its syrup-like texture would predict something cloying, it is amazingly light on its feet.

2006 vintage

The perfect end to our Fathers day dinner. The nose was like Xmas spice cake. The palate was apricot, honey, orange rind, baking spices and sweet tea. Finish was long and lush. Just an amazing bottle of wine.

2006 vintage

2006 SINE QUA NON MR K THE NOBLE MAN EDNA VALLEY CHARDONNAY- 375 ml; from 100% botrytised Chardonnay, this sweetie had an amazing depth of flavours which included honeyed and spicy peach, nectarine, apricot and creme brûlée; it was thick and almost chewy just short of requiring a knife.

2006 vintage

SQN Big Guns Night, Beefbar HK. SQN In Extremis. The last bottle to round out an amazing flight of SQNs. Always a warhorse that delivers the final slam of the evening, this was sweet, honey, lemon and orange rind. Very open and bright, reminded me of some of the milestone years of D'yuem. No signs of aging at all.

2006 vintage

Wow

2006 vintage

It's been 9 years since my last bottle and the wine has not lost a beat. It possessed a deep orange hue and a palate of a lush concentration of fruit and sugar and an unending finish. Nectar of the Gods.

2000 vintage

Premium Wine Night - Fall 2016: Westchester Wine School (Bar Lees, Mamaroneck, NY) : Finished off at our final WWS tasting of the Fall season. I've had this wine before and my notes are consistent. As always, drank blind and no one could guess. 100% botrytized viognier. Dark amber in the glass, honey and ripe apricots on the nose. Very viscous, very decadent. Rich apricots, orange marmalade, golden raising with perhaps a hint of butterscotch, some almonds, and quite vibrant …

2000 vintage

In an excellent place now. Rose gold color. Apricot, tropical fruits, vanilla, raisin and honey. Rich and complex mouthfeel. Great balance of acidity provides a lingering finish.

2000 vintage

slightly corked, but drinkable -- the sweetness covers it up well. orange peel, marmalade, peach, honey. very sweet, but with enough acid to keep it fresh. long finish. muted and some off flavors from the TCA. shame about the TCA, as this would otherwise be excellent.

2000 vintage

Sunday Night Sine Qua Non Dinner (RPM Steak - Chicago IL) : Tropical fruit with some dried apricot. Sweet, simple, very fun, but not the botrytis and nuanced character I would hope this would provide.

2000 vintage

Wonderful. In a really good place right now.

2000 vintage

Rich and amber-hued, this dessert wine offering from cult winery, Sine Qua Non is sourced from 100% botrytized Viognier. Harvested at 42 ° brix, it's a remarkable elixir that offers up notes of ripe apricot, orange marmalade, mace and vanilla. Concentrated, waxy and viscous in the mouth, there is enough acidity to bolster hedonistic flavors of bruised pear, golden raisin, clover honey and whole cloves on the finish. Ample spice notes gather like an impending storm on the tip of …

2000 vintage

Chicago Wine Flock..."Top Central Coast Syrah from Rich" (House of Nanda - Chicago IL) : Tasted double blind. Very dark color. charming dried apricot aromas with some nutty notes. Good intensity, moderate length. We did a good job identifying this as Mr. K, but it seemed to show botrytis so most of us thought this was Noble Man. Wrong again.

2006 vintage

Good but not at special or unique as the rest of the SQN wines. Dark in colour, caramel. The nose has botrytis notes, caramel, light burnt caramel, smoky edge. Good weight and balance on the palate, lots of weight but lacks a bit of va va voom. A bit on the heavy side. Good but not amazing.

2000 vintage

Great acidity, intensity, and a mouth-coating richness. Surprisingly dark color for a 2006.

2006 vintage

French Tasting - Cepages Tasting Group (12th Street Osteria, New York City) : White & Red French tasting with Rick, Dave & Alessandro at 12th St Osteria in NYC. 1st wine was Giroud Chambertin 2003: Ripe pinot showing it's age, looked older than it was. Some spice on the nose, ripe fruit too. Lots of ripe red cherries, wood, nothing memorable here. The wine was fairly one dimensional & a definite disappointment for all. Blame it on the hot vintage. …

2000 vintage

Just what you would expect. Honey, blood orange, citrus rind, thick, glycerin mouthfeel, nice acid and an interminable finish. These do need a lot of air though.

2000 vintage

Served double blind. Cork was popped and reinserted 5 hours before serving. Ripe orange marmalade with plenty of deep, rich fruit and a precise mouthfeel despite copious glycerin. Clearly, the sqn that I had brought.

2000 vintage

2011 Simple Series VII: Sean's Birthday (Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck, Paragon) : Wow, this was rich on the nose. Golden syrup, treacle, almost liquified apricots and figs. Attractive, but almost threatening in its thick, almost viscous aroma. The palate was very much in line with a nose. Thick, viscous, oily - a real mouthful, with sweet, candied apricots and nectarines and peaches lined with honey, treacle and a slightly rubbery note. This needs a good few decades yet, at …

2000 vintage

Very nice wine, but much more sweet than interesting. Very concentrated, reasonable aromatics of peach and mango. Similar flavors on palate, but incredibly short and simple. Served next to the Alban 2000 Viognier, which was probably a bit more interesting. These would have been better with dessert (we drank them sans food after dinner). Others who enjoy their dessert wine with great upfront concentration liked this wine much more.

2000 vintage

18 bottles of Sine Qua Non (Copenhagen, Denmark) : And the sweet ones... The 2000 Noble Man Viognier showed a dark amber colour. Very sweet and very rich texture.

2000 vintage

Very dark gold. This was smokin! Pineapple, orange, caramel and honey along with a myriad of background spices causes this wine to just rock the palate. Acidity was enough to keep this from cloying.

2000 vintage

Medium gold color. Nice fruit, sweetness, caramel and honey, not as acidic and as well-balanced as last bottle, still excellent.

2000 vintage

Super sweet burnt toffee backed up by masses of acidity.

2000 vintage

Much lighter structure than the strawman and more focused acidity. Although still a powerhouse, the acidity keeps it relatively refreshing.

2000 vintage

the n obelman is always my least favorite of the trilogy, and this wine characteristically lacks acid, and has been held too long. drink up.

2000 vintage

In the prime drinking window. Balanced sweetness and acidity, without the goopy quality of some stickies.

2000 vintage

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