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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.

2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache

WA  99   
JD  99   
VN  96-98   
11 available
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2021 Sine Qua Non Distenta III Grenache

JD  97-99   
WA  96-98   
VN  96-99   
9 available
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2013 Sine Qua Non Female Grenache

WA  98   
JD  98   
VN  96+    
9 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
8 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
8 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah

WA  98+    
VN  98   
JD  98+    
6 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah

WA  98+    
VN  98   
JD  98+    
6 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
6 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
6 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
6 available
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2021 Sine Qua Non Distenta III Syrah

WA  98-100   
JD  97-99   
VN  95-98   
6 available
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2018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Syrah

WA  100   
JD  100   
VN  98   
6 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache

WA  99   
JD  99   
VN  96-98   
5 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Grenache

WA  99   
JD  99   
VN  96-98   
5 available
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2018 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache

JD  100   
WA  99   
VN  97+    
5 available
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2019 The Third Twin Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage

WA  97-99   
5 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah

WA  98+    
VN  98   
JD  98+    
4 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
4 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Vineyard Grenache

4 available
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2015 Sine Qua Non Trouver L'Arene Syrah

WA  100   
JD  100   
VN  97   
4 available
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2016 Sine Qua Non Dirt Vernacular Grenache

JD  100   
WA  98+    
VN  98   
3 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah

WA  98+    
VN  98   
JD  98+    
3 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah

WA  98+    
VN  98   
JD  98+    
3 available
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2019 Sine Qua Non Distenta I Syrah

Light label condition issue

WA  98+    
VN  98   
JD  98+    
3 available
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2020 Sine Qua Non Distenta II Syrah

WA  97-99   
JD  97-99   
VN  96-98   
3 available
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