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Sine Qua Non

Founded in 1994 by Manfred and Elaine Krankl in Ventura, on California's Central Coast, the winery is the epitome of an artisanal, cult winery. The husband-and-wife team makes mostly Rhone-style reds and whites in very limited quantities using such grapes as Syrah, Grenache, Pinot Noir, Roussanne, and Viognier. The couple pays meticulous attention to their winemaking and uses little or no fining or filtration. Robert M. Parker Jr. has called Sine Qua Non "one of the world's most creative wineries" and one that "is turning out world-class wines of extraordinary complexity and individuality. The Krankl husband-and-wife team remains wholly dedicated to the pursuit of perfection." Sine Qua Non is also unusual in that the Krankls like to give wild, sometimes outlandish names to their wines, and they often change wine names with each vintage. They have christened their wines with such names as "The Hussy" and "In Flagrante," and the labels generally are as distinctive as the wines.

2005 Sine Qua Non (The Naked Truth Grenache x 2 and The 17th Nail Syrah x 4)

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2012 Sine Qua Non Touche Syrah and Rattrapante Grenache

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2013 Sine Qua Non Le Coeur Gagne (Le Supplement Syrah and Jusqu'a l'os Grenache)

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2015 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions M Syrah and E Grenache

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2021 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah and Grenache

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2017 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Grenache and Syrah

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2017 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Grenache and Syrah

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2011 Sine Qua Non Patine Syrah & Grenache

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2 available
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2016 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  99+    
JD  98   
VN  95   
2 available
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2016 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  99+    
JD  98   
VN  95   

2020 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions

6-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case

2012 Sine Qua Non Rattrapante Grenache & Touché Syrah

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2013 Sine Qua Non Le Coeur Gagne

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2000 Sine Qua Non Incognito

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
WS  92   

2015 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions M Syrah and E Grenache Magnum Case

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2015 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions M Syrah and E Grenache Magnum Case

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2002 Sine Qua Non Just For The Love Of It Syrah

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  100   
ST  94+    

2020 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  98   
JD  98   
VN  97   
2 available
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2017 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

JD  99   
WA  98+    
VN  94-96   

2014 Sine Qua Non Piranha & Shakti

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2019 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  97-99   

2021 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

JD  100   
VN  96   
WA  94   

2022 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

5-bottle Lot, Wood Case

2 available
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2011 Sine Qua Non Dark Blossom

2-bottle Horizontal, Wood Case, 1.5ltr

2018-2019 The Third Twin Graciano

4-bottle Vertical, Wood Case