2020 Sine Qua Non "Distenta II" Syrah [JD99][WA98+][V98]

Producer: Sine Qua Non  Region: Central Coast, CaliforniaBlend: 82.9% Syrah, 7.5% Grenache, 3.9% Mourvèdre, 3.4% Petite Sirah and 2.3% whiteYear: 2020  Jeb Dunnuck, 99 Points  "A wine that just about tops out the scale, the 2020 Syrah Distenta II (83% Syrah, 8% Grenache, 4% Mourvèdre, and the balance Petite Sirah and mixed whites) is a more exuberant, spicy, incredibly complex Syrah offering assorted red and black fruits, ground pepper, flowery incense, tobacco, and cured meat nuances in its full-bodied, flawlessly balanced, layered, elegant style. Coming 43% from the Third Twin, 33% Eleven Confessions, 21% Cumulus, and the rest from the Molly Aida vineyards (all of which are estate), it saw slightly less whole clusters compared to the 2021 and spent 23 months in 66% new French oak. Anyone questioning the genius of Manfred Krankl needs to taste this wine."  Wine Advocate, 98+ Points “The 2020 Syrah Distenta II, bottled in late July of 2022, is beginning to tighten ever-so-slightly sin