2009 Sine Qua Non Packin' Rosy - 70% grenache, 16% syrah, 14% roussanne. 15.5% alcohol. A little pungent at first, with lots of toast and plenty of cool fruit. 10 minutes later showing more sweet fruit, with tons of strawberries like a young Rayas, or a young pinot. Really ripe and hot on the palate.
1997 Sine Qua Non Twisted and Bent - 60% roussanne and 40% chardonnay. 14% alcohol. Rich and mature now, with sweet grass, a little acetone, and a hint of polyurethane. Beautiful and fragrant. Totally awesome with straw notes. 45 minutes later the nose was full of sugarcane and vanilla. 1 hour 15 minutes after opening it smelled like cotton candy. 2 hours 15 minutes after opening the wine was just sooo buttery. Fantastic!
2012 Sine Qua Non Pearl Clutcher - 100% chardonnay. 15.3% alcohol. Showing beautifully 15 minutes after pouring... toasty and stunning. 40 minutes after it showed a little American ginseng. 1 hour 25 minutes after there was this huge, amazing, toasty nose. Fucking awesome! 2 hours after it showed like a Kistler chardonnay, with lots of popcorn.
2001 Sine Qua Non Midnight Oil - 96% syrah, 2.5% grenache, 1.5% viognier. 14.9% alcohol. Served 1 hour 20 minutes after opening, and already beautiful, sweet, with nice oak. Almost metallic, with vanilla, a little dried herbs, and forest pine.
1999 Sine Qua Non The Marauder - 100% syrah. 14.9% alcohol. Served 2 hours 50 minutes after opening. Lovely but still needed a little more time. Pretty smooth on the palate now. 3 hours 20 minutes after minty notes came out, but one could still smell the alcohol. 3 hours 30 minutes after, more cedar and woodsy notes showed up, and at 4 hours 10 minutes a hint of burnt rubber came out.
1998 Sine Qua Non E-raised - "predominantly syrah, with a spritz of viognier and a dash of grenache". 14% alcohol. 1 hour after opening there was still plenty of iron, with eucalyptus, really sweet fruit, a hint of leather, and some smoke. 1½ hours later the wine was beautiful.
2003 Sine Qua Non The Inaugural Syrah - 97% syrah, 3% viognier. 15.8% alcohol. 2 hour after opening the nose was soooo big and fragrant, woodsy, so alcoholic it was singeing my nose hairs... So ripe, but sooo fucking good! 2 hour 40 minutes after opening the wine was beautiful, a little smoky, so concentrated, and the alcohol was still burning my nose hairs. 3 hours 40 minutes after some coffee notes showed up.
2004 Sine Qua Non Poker Face - 96% syrah, 2.5% mourvedre, 1.5% viognier. 15.5% alcohol. 2 hours after opening it was showing a hint of grass, but still ripe and sweet. I briefly wondered whether it was lightly corked, but perhaps not. Very smooth on the palate, but the tannins were still there. A little smoky, too.
2006 Sine Qua Non To The Rescue Roussanne - 100% roussanne. 10.5% alcohol. Honey, grapey, honeydew melon, acetone, and polyurethane. 
2001 Mr. K The Noble Man - 100% chardonnay. 11.3% alcohol. Richer on the palate, nutty, more honeydew melon, more marmalade. Sweeter with more depth. Beautiful.
Full post on dinner is here.
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