生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ミッドナイト オイル シラーMidnight Oil Syrahヴィンテージ2001容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 96点予想される飲み頃：N/AThe impeccable 2001 Midnight Oil (95.5% Syrah, 3% Grenache, and 1.5% Viognier) is a product of four vineyards, Alban, Stolpman, Bien Nacido, and White Hawk. The good news is there are 950 cases of this compelling effort. With a “midnight” black color, and the viscosity of 10-W-40 oil, its aromas of violet/acacia flowers, melted licorice, camphor, blackberries, creme de cassis, and subtle toasty new oak are accompanied by a wine boasting terrific texture, good underlying acidity, ripe tannin, and a 60-second plus finish. This stunning effort competes with the 2000, and what looks to be Krankl’s greatest Syrah-based wine to date, the 2002.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 23, 2003)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名イー レイズド シラーE Raised Syrahヴィンテージ1998容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 97点予想される飲み頃：N/AIn addition to these new releases, I was also able to taste through a number of older vintages, including the 2001 Albino, 2006 Hoodoo Man, 2003 The Inaugural, 2004 Ode to E, 1998 E Raised, 2001 On Your Toes, 2005 Nail in My Cranium and 2007 Syrah Dangerous Birds. To say I came away impressed would be an understatement. Anyone who claims this big, rich style can-t age needs to taste these wines. I opted to just list my scores for the older releases as I find Bob-s initial write-ups spot on.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 29, 2013)

生産者シャトー オー ブリオンChateau Haut-Brionヴィンテージ2020容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 99点予想される飲み頃：2030 - 2065The 2020 Haut-Brion is more aromatically demonstrative than La Mission Haut-Brion, bursting with aromas of blackberries and raspberries mingled with licorice, cigar wrapper, pencil shavings and nicely integrated new oak. Full-bodied, ample and fleshy, its rich and layered, with an enveloping core of fruit thats girdled by plenty of sweet, powdery tannin. Despite checking in at a similarly lofty alcoholic degree to the 2019, its more granular tannic profile tempers the vintages sweetness of fruit and lends the wine a more classically proportioned, and more classically structured, profile.(The Wine Advocate, Apr 07, 2023) グラーヴ地区唯一の1級 シャトー オー ブリオン Chateau Haut-Brion 5大シャトーの中で唯一グラーヴ地区からメドック1級に格付けされているシャトー・オー・ブリオン。
シャトーには500年以上の歴史があり、創始者であるジャン・ドゥ・ポンタック以降、数々のオーナーの手に渡るなかで、シャトーは限りない発展を遂げてきました。
1934年にアメリカのディロン家が所有してからは、最先端の技術が採用され、より品質を高めています。
エレガントで香り高く、柔らかみがあるため、他の5大シャトーに比べて親しみやすいスタイルです。
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生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名イン ザ クロスヘアーズ グルナッシュIn The Crosshairs Grenacheヴィンテージ2006容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 100点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20222006 In the Cross Hairs 11 Confessions Vineyard: This is Sine Qua Non’s extended barrel-aged Grenache (meaning that in most vintages since 2003, Krankl has produced two cuvees of Grenache, one aged 18-22 months before bottling, and the other one with extended barrel-aging, in this case 32 months in wood). A blend of 84% Grenache, 12% Syrah and 4% Viognier, all from the 11 Confessions Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills, this is one of the most extraordinarily elegant Grenaches Krankl has produced. It is an intellectual wine, yet it doesn’t wimp out by any means. It is full-bodied and voluptuously textured, with notes of spice box, licorice and Provencal herbs, copious quantities of black currant and kirsch liqueur, stunning richness and a finish lasting close to a minute. This amazing effort confirms Krankl’s meticulous and nearly obsessively detailed work in both the vineyard and the winery. Anticipated maturity: now-2022.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名イカルス グルナッシュIcarus Grenacheヴィンテージ1999容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 93+点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20211999 Icarus: Still fresh and lively, and much younger tasting than the 1998 Antagonists or the 1995 Red Handed, this wine was certainly the biggest of the early vintages from Sine Qua Non’s Grenache program. The label says the alcohol is at 14.9%, but there is a freshness and elegance to the wine (80% Grenache, 18% Syrah and 2% Viognier) that would suggest much lower alcohols, for those who foolishly as well as erroneously equate finesse with lower alcohols. Structured, still deep ruby/purple-tinged, with fresh raspberry and black cherry fruit and some loamy soil notes, as well as hints of barbecue smoke and pepper, the wine is full-bodied, ripe, yet still somewhat tightly knit, suggesting that better things are yet to come. This obviously can be drunk now, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see it improve over the next several years and last for at least another decade.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名パパ シラーPapa Syrahヴィンテージ2003容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：2006 - 2021There are 860 cases of the 2003 Papa, a blend of 97% Syrah, 2% Mourvedre, and 1% Grenache sourced from six different vineyards. An old black and white photograph of Manfred Krankl’s father holding a baby with a head the size of a large watermelon (presumably Manfred) serves as the label for this wine, which has just about everything one could want in a great Syrah. It exhibits extraordinary power and richness along with large quantities of sexy, seductive cassis, black cherries, and a chocolaty undertone. Unctuously textured, rich, and full, it will provide amazing drinking over the next 10-15 years.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 28, 2006)

アルマヴィーヴァ誕生から25周年を祝う特別ラベル 2020年は例外的に乾燥しており、5月から9月にかけての降雨量は例年より75％少なかった。
そのため収穫が早まり、カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨン68％、カルメネール（プーモ産）24％、カベルネ・フラン6％、プティ・ヴェルド2％からなる2020年のアルマヴィーヴァが誕生しました。
ポンプを一切使わず、手作業と光による選果を行い、小さな縦型プレス機で圧搾し、フレンチオーク樽で20ヶ月熟成させました。
アルコール度数は14.9％。
2020年はジェームス・サックリング98点評価を獲得しており、アルマヴィーヴァ誕生から25周年を祝う特別ラベルでのリリースとなっています。
外観は、濃いルビーの色調。
グラスからは、ブラックカラントやブラックベリー、プラムなどを想わせる濃密な果実のアロマが溢れ出します。
加えてフレッシュな花や、リコリスなどの甘いスパイスのニュアンスが重なる、妖艶な香り。
口に含むと、凝縮された果実味と滑らかなタンニンが広がります。
フレッシュな酸味が濃厚な果実味とのバランスを整えており、力強くもエレガントなスタイルを形成。
美しく調和の取れた味わいが長く続く、心地よい余韻を愉しめます。
生産者アルマヴィーヴァAlmavivaヴィンテージ2020容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 96点予想される飲み頃：2024 - 20362020 was exceptionally dry, with 75% less rain than usual in the period between May and September, which resulted in an earlier harvest to produce a 2020 Almaviva with 68% Cabernet Sauvignon, 24% Carmenere (from Peumo), 6% Cabernet Franc and 2% Petit Verdot, so with no Merlot this time. The process was as careful as possible, without using any pumps, doing manual and optical sorting of the grapes, pressing in small vertical presses and aging of 20 months in French oak barrels, 73% of them new and the rest second use. The wine reached good ripeness with 14.9% alcohol. It still shows the effect of the élevage a bit, with abundant notes of sweet spices, a creamy touch and some smoke. I tasted it next to the 2019, and the wines have a very similar aromatic palette with a clear note of baked peppers. What was amazing in 2020 was that they harvested the Carmenere almost five weeks earlier than they normally would, and the result is not a green wine at all. As in all dry years, the wines show a little more tannic, a little in the style of the 2017 - but the 2020 has more tension than the 2017, and the 2017 was more powerful and with a bigger tannic structure. The 2019 had more volume than the 2018, and the 2020 is closer to the 2019 than the 2018. 200,000 bottles produced. It was bottled during the second half of February 2022.(The Wine Advocate, Apr 07, 2023) 豪華コラボレーションで生み出された、チリのプレミアムワイン アルマヴィーヴァ Almaviva チリを代表するワインメーカー「コンチャ・イ・トロ」とボルドー5大シャトーの「シャトー・ムートン・ロートシルト」がタッグを組んでできたのが「アルマヴィーヴァ」。
1998年9月に初ヴィンテージが発表されるやいなや「チリのオーパス・ワン」と呼ばれるほど、世界中で大絶賛されています。
「アルマヴィーヴァ」の名は、後にモーツァルトによってオペラ化されたボーマルシェの名作「フィガロの結婚」に出てくるアルマヴィーヴァ伯爵に由来。
ラベルの“ALMAVIVA”というロゴはボーマルシェ本人の筆跡をそのまま使用。
一方、エチケットはチリの先祖代々の歴史に敬意を表し、古代マプチョ文明における地球と宇宙をシンボル化した図像です。
二つの偉大な伝統文化が手を結び、造り上げたワインです。
ボルドー最高峰の技術から生み出される、力強くもフィネス溢れるスタイル収穫は手作業で行われ、2016年から光化学選果台を用いての選別を追加。
良質なブドウしかタンクに入れないというポリシーのもと、選別にこだわっているのがアルマヴィ―ヴァのワイン造りの特徴です。
テクニカル・ディレクターは、フランスやオーストラリアで経験を積んだミシェル・フロウ氏。
数十回ものテイスティングを経て、最終的なブレンドを決定するなど、徹底した品質管理を行っています。
アルコール発酵は100?150hlのステンレスタンクを使用。
熟成は、基本的にフレンチオークを用います。
こうして造られるワインは、豊かな果実の風味が溢れる豊潤なスタイル。
力強くもしっかりとした酸味が重なる、長期熟成のポテンシャルを備えた逸品です。
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生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名リル E グルナッシュLi'l E Grenacheヴィンテージ2003容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 99点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20212003 Little E: Named after Manfred Krankl’s wife, Elaine, this blend of 78% Grenache, 12% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah was one of the first cuvees from the estate’s 11 Confessions Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. The rest of the fruit came from the Alban, Alta Mesa and Bien Nacido sites. Aged primarily in 300-liter hogsheads, this wine performed brilliantly in the tastings, starting a succession of prodigious Grenaches to emerge from Sine Qua Non. Fabulous fruit intensity, with loads of black cherry, black currant, licorice, incense, and some smoke are followed by a wine with good acidity, velvety yet moderate tannins, and a wonderfully layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel. This wine is drinking great already, but is still a young wine, from an evolutionary standpoint a mere adolescent, and has at least another decade of sumptuous consumption ahead of it.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者カーディナルCardinaleヴィンテージ2019容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 96点予想される飲み頃：2023 - 2040The 2019 Cardinale is a blend of 91% Cabernet Sauvignon and 9% Merlot, with the Merlot from a particular block on Howell Mountain. Overall, it's about 80% mountain fruit and 20% valley-floor fruit, according to winemaker Chris Carpenter. Cherries and cassis dominate the nose, while the full-bodied palate is rich and velvety, with a long, mouthwatering finish that adds barrel-derived notes of vanilla, powdered sugar and cedar.(The Wine Advocate, Jun 01, 2022)

生産者オーパス ワンOpus Oneヴィンテージ2016容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：2021 - 2055Deep garnet-purple colored, the 2016 Opus One bursts from the glass with ripe blueberries, black cherry jam and crème de cassis with hints of violets, dark chocolate, cedar chest and cardamom, plus a touch of charcoal. Full-bodied, rich and concentrated, the palate delivers layer upon layer of opulent stewed black fruit with amazing tension and firm, ripe, fine-grained tannins, finishing long with a whole array of exotic spices coming through.(The Wine Advocate, Feb 27, 2021)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名アトランティス Fe2O3 2a グルナッシュAtlantis Fe2O3 2a Grenacheヴィンテージ2005容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 97点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20262005 ATLANTIS Fe203 2A: Another brilliant 2005 (93% Grenache and 7% Syrah), it has put on weight and seems to be developing more complexity. California’s cooler year seems to have given all the top 2005s loads of perfume and distinctive aromatics. Oodles of kirsch, licorice, charcoal and floral notes along with some blacker fruit characteristics jump from the glass of this dense bluish/purple wine. Medium to full-bodied, yet extraordinarily elegant for a Grenache, with beautiful purity in its hints of white chocolate and forest floor and its admirably textured, long finish, this wine is still young but approachable thanks to its aromatics fireworks, yet should last for an additional 10-15 years.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名イン ザ クロスヘアーズ グルナッシュIn The Crosshairs Grenacheヴィンテージ2006容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 100点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20222006 In the Cross Hairs 11 Confessions Vineyard: This is Sine Qua Non’s extended barrel-aged Grenache (meaning that in most vintages since 2003, Krankl has produced two cuvees of Grenache, one aged 18-22 months before bottling, and the other one with extended barrel-aging, in this case 32 months in wood). A blend of 84% Grenache, 12% Syrah and 4% Viognier, all from the 11 Confessions Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills, this is one of the most extraordinarily elegant Grenaches Krankl has produced. It is an intellectual wine, yet it doesn’t wimp out by any means. It is full-bodied and voluptuously textured, with notes of spice box, licorice and Provencal herbs, copious quantities of black currant and kirsch liqueur, stunning richness and a finish lasting close to a minute. This amazing effort confirms Krankl’s meticulous and nearly obsessively detailed work in both the vineyard and the winery. Anticipated maturity: now-2022.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

Chateau Quintus史上今までで最高とも言われる、たっぷりとした果実味とタンニン、酸のバランスが完璧なヴィンテージ 2020ヴィンテージ情報冬は温暖で雨が多く、植生は非常に早く始まりました（1989年以降で最も早い）。
開花は非常に早く、順調に進みました。
6月中旬から8月中旬まで、例外的に暑く乾燥した時期が続いた結果、房の完全性とアロマの新鮮さを保つため葉の間引きを減らしました。
8月11日からは定期的に雨が降り、ブドウは完熟。
気温は平年より高く、すべての黒ブドウ品種の成熟を完了させるのに最適で、ブドウは非常に衛生的な状態で収穫されました。
ダークチェリー、ワイルド・ベリー、甘いスパイスと甘草のアロマを提供し、きれいに統合された新樽によって縁取られています。
フルボディで継ぎ目がなく、一体感があり、肉厚で層が厚く、パウダリーなタンニンとジューシーな酸があり、アルコール度数15.4％にもかかわらず印象的な全体的バランスを持っています。
生産者シャトー カンテュスChateau Quintusヴィンテージ2020容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 94点予想される飲み頃：2025 - 2045The 2020 Quintus is one of the most successful renditions of this wine to date, offering up aromas of dark cherries, wild berries, sweet spices and licorice framed by nicely integrated new oak. Full-bodied, seamless and integrated, its fleshy and layered, with powdery tannins, succulent acids and impressive overall balance despite its 15.4% alcohol. Indeed, while this is obviously a powerful, broad-shouldered Saint-Émilion, in terms of oak and extraction its far from excessive. The blend is 62.5% Merlot with 37.5% Cabernet Franc.(The Wine Advocate, Apr 07, 2023) シャトー・オー・ブリオンのチームが サンテミリオンで始めた 『新プロジェクト』 シャトー カンテュス Chateau Quintus シャトー・オー・ブリオンを傘下に所有するドメーヌ・クラレンス・ディロンが、サンテミリオンで始めた新たなプロジェクトです。
アンジェリュスやベレール・モナンジェに近い石灰岩のコートに位置するシャトー・テルトル・ドゲイを購入し、ジャン・フィリップ・デルマス率いるオー・ブリオンのチームが再構築し、2011年に初めてのワインをリリースしました。
クラレンス・ディロン家にとって、「カンテュス」はオー・ブリオン、ラ・ミッション・オー・ブリオン、ラヴィル・オー・ブリオン、ラ・トゥール・オー・ブリオンに続く5番目のシャトーです。
栽培面積は28ヘクタール、標高は62メートルで、南向きの360度開けた地形になっています。
カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨンをカベルネ・フランに植え替えています。
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生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ア ショット イン ザ ダーク シラーA Shot in the Dark Syrahヴィンテージ2006容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 100点予想される飲み頃：2010 - 2025The soon-to-be-released 2006 A Shot in the Dark is composed of 96.5% Syrah and 3.5% Viognier from the 11 Confessions Vineyard in the cool Santa Rita Hills. Performing better from bottle than it did from barrel, this prodigious red exhibits incredibly velvety tannins, a seamless style, and no noticeable oak (which is remarkable given the fact it spent 32 months in barrel). Dense purple to the rim with an extraordinary perfume of blueberry pie, blackberries, soy, Asian spices, and hints of forest floor and charcoal, this is a complex, rich, seamless, well-balanced tour de force in winemaking. A full-bodied, exuberant, unabashedly California Syrah, it will offer stunning drinking over the next 10-15+ years.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2010)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ネクスト オブ キンNext of Kynヴィンテージ2007容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 96+点予想される飲み頃：2010 - 2020The 2007 Syrah Cumulus Vineyard is a meaty, earthy effort representing a hypothetical blend of a northern Rhone with the exuberant, unabashedly ripe, juicy fruit of California. Jus de viande, damp earth, black currant, and blackberry notes along with good minerality and an absence of oak are all present in this full-bodied Syrah. It still has some tannins to resolve, but it is a big, full-bodied, classic, promising debut effort from the Cumulus Vineyard. It should drink well for at least a decade.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2010)

リッチでパワフルかつ繊細さも併せ持つ、熟成のポテンシャルに優れた至福の逸品 桑の実、プラム、チェリーのアロマとともに、バラの花びら、甘草、スパイスのニュアンスが感じられ、フルボディで肉付きがよく、果実の熟した核、甘いタンニン、長い余韻が楽しめます。
香り、味わい、余韻のすべてのバランスが絶妙に美しいバランスです。
豊かで力強いシュヴァル・ブランが好な愛好家の方にぜひ試していただきいとっておきのヴィンテージです。
2020ヴィンテージ情報 夏は非常に乾燥し、秋は酷暑という極端な気候条件を反映し、力強く熟したノーズと濃厚なタンニンのストラクチャーを持つワインが生まれました。
1・2月は乾燥し、3月前半は雨が多く後半は穏やかに。
その後も温暖な日が続き、8月中旬の大雨を除いて収穫まで非常に乾燥した天候に。
特に砂利質の土壌では水不足が激しく、8月31日はシュヴァル・ブランで記録された中で最も水不足となりました。
9月に入っても気温が高く、収穫期の15日間のうち10日間が30度を記録し、1994年以来最も暑い年のひとつとなりました。
ブドウの成熟度は気隠逸で、区画内の差はほとんどありませんでした。
暑さと乾燥に強いカベルネ・ソーヴィニヨンとカベルネ・フランの出来栄えは見事です。
生産者シャトー シュヴァル ブランChateau Cheval Blancヴィンテージ2020容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 96点予想される飲み頃：2027 - 2055The 2020 Cheval Blanc wafts from the glass with aromas of mulberries, plums and cherries mingled with hints of rose petals, licorice, sweet spices and lilac. Full-bodied, broad and voluptuous, it's layered and fleshy, with a ripe core of fruit, sweet tannins and a long, expansive finish. While purists will gravitate toward the purer and more precise and perfumed 2019, the 2020 will appeal to readers who love the richest, most powerful expressions of Cheval Blanc.(The Wine Advocate, Apr 07, 2023) リッチでパワフルかつ繊細さも併せ持つ、熟成のポテンシャルに優れた至福の逸品 シャトー シュヴァル ブラン Chateau Cheval Blanc シュヴァル・ブランは、サン・テミリオンの中で2022年に更新されるまでたった4つのシャトーにのみ許された最高の栄冠、「サン・テミリオン・プリミエ・グラン・クリュ・クラッセA」（第一特別級A）を獲得していた別格扱いのシャトー。
かのワイン評論家ロバート・パーカー氏から、「シュヴァル・ブランは間違いなく、ボルドーで最も深遠なワインの1つである」（ロバート・パーカー著『ボルドー第四版』）と評されています。
なお、2022年9月のサン・テミリオン格付けの更新時に、格付けから撤退。
シュヴァル・ブランのディレクター、ピエール・リュルトン氏とテクニカル・ディレクター、ピエール・オリヴィエ・クルエ氏は、単純に格付けの基準にワイナリーが当てはまらないことが、撤退を決断した理由だと述べています。
所有する39haのブドウ畑は45区画に細分化されており、砂利や粘土を均等に含む土壌で構成されています。
カベルネ・フランとメルロを主体に、カベルネ・ソーヴィニヨンも少量栽培。
ブドウを収穫・選果した後、除梗と破砕を実施。
果汁を発酵した後、28?30度で2?3日間醸すことで、果汁をリッチかつエレガントに、タンニンを和らげシルキーなスタイルへと仕上げます。
果汁を圧搾後、約20度でマロラクティック発酵をすることで、酸味を和らげ、ワインを安定化させます。
その後トロンセ産のフレンチオークを用いて、15?18ヵ月間熟成。
シャトー・シュヴァル・ブランの真骨頂とも言える、カベルネ・フランを多く使用したことによって現れるコクと力強い味わいで、長期熟成ポテンシャルに長けた至高の逸品に仕上がります。
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生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ネクスト オブ キンNext of Kynヴィンテージ2007容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 96+点予想される飲み頃：2010 - 2020The 2007 Syrah Cumulus Vineyard is a meaty, earthy effort representing a hypothetical blend of a northern Rhone with the exuberant, unabashedly ripe, juicy fruit of California. Jus de viande, damp earth, black currant, and blackberry notes along with good minerality and an absence of oak are all present in this full-bodied Syrah. It still has some tannins to resolve, but it is a big, full-bodied, classic, promising debut effort from the Cumulus Vineyard. It should drink well for at least a decade.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2010)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名デンジャラス バーズ グルナッシュDangerous Birds Grenacheヴィンテージ2007容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 97点予想される飲み頃：2014 - 2022The 2007 Grenache Dangerous Birds, from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard, is a big, huge wine loaded with dark cherries, plums, licorice and smoke, all of which come together in a sensual, captivating wine of the highest level. This shows gorgeous inner perfume and fabulous overall balance. The silkiest of tannins frame the long finish. If forced to choose, I have a slight preference for the 2008 among the Estate Grenaches, but both wines are beautiful. Dangerous Birds is 88% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 2% Viognier. A portion of the Grenache (36% of the total blend) was fermented with whole clusters. The wine spent 34 months in oak and was bottled in August 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名デンジャラス バーズ シラーDangerous Birds Syrahヴィンテージ2007容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：N/AIn addition to these new releases, I was also able to taste through a number of older vintages, including the 2001 Albino, 2006 Hoodoo Man, 2003 The Inaugural, 2004 Ode to E, 1998 E Raised, 2001 On Your Toes, 2005 Nail in My Cranium and 2007 Syrah Dangerous Birds. To say I came away impressed would be an understatement. Anyone who claims this big, rich style can-t age needs to taste these wines. I opted to just list my scores for the older releases as I find Bob-s initial write-ups spot on.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 29, 2013)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名デンジャラス バーズ グルナッシュDangerous Birds Grenacheヴィンテージ2007容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 97点予想される飲み頃：2014 - 2022The 2007 Grenache Dangerous Birds, from the Eleven Confessions Vineyard, is a big, huge wine loaded with dark cherries, plums, licorice and smoke, all of which come together in a sensual, captivating wine of the highest level. This shows gorgeous inner perfume and fabulous overall balance. The silkiest of tannins frame the long finish. If forced to choose, I have a slight preference for the 2008 among the Estate Grenaches, but both wines are beautiful. Dangerous Birds is 88% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 2% Viognier. A portion of the Grenache (36% of the total blend) was fermented with whole clusters. The wine spent 34 months in oak and was bottled in August 2010. Anticipated maturity: 2014-2022.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シャトー レオヴィル ラス カーズChateau Leoville Las Casesヴィンテージ2020容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 97+点予想される飲み頃：2030 - 2060The 2020 Léoville Las Cases is a classic in the making, unwinding in the glass with aromas of cherries, cassis, loamy soil, violets and dark chocolate framed by a discreet touch of new oak. Full-bodied, broad and layered, it's rich and concentrated, with a deep core of fruit framed by sweet, powdery tannins and lively acids. Concluding with a long, resonant finish, it's built for the cellar.(The Wine Advocate, Apr 07, 2023) レオヴィル3兄弟で最も繊細 シャトー レオヴィル ラス カーズ Chateau Leoville Las Cases サン・ジュリアンはメドックで最も品質向上が著しい産地です。
格付け2級のどのシャトーをとっても、失望させられることはありませんが、レオヴィル・ラス・カーズは常に先頭走者です。
ボルドーで最も恵まれた畑を有するシャトー・ラトゥールと連続する最良の区画「グラン・アンクロ」から、ラトゥールにひけをとらないワインを生産しています。
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生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名デンジャラス バーズ シラーDangerous Birds Syrahヴィンテージ2007容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：N/AIn addition to these new releases, I was also able to taste through a number of older vintages, including the 2001 Albino, 2006 Hoodoo Man, 2003 The Inaugural, 2004 Ode to E, 1998 E Raised, 2001 On Your Toes, 2005 Nail in My Cranium and 2007 Syrah Dangerous Birds. To say I came away impressed would be an understatement. Anyone who claims this big, rich style can-t age needs to taste these wines. I opted to just list my scores for the older releases as I find Bob-s initial write-ups spot on.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 29, 2013)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名イー レイズド シラーE Raised Syrahヴィンテージ1998容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 97点予想される飲み頃：N/AIn addition to these new releases, I was also able to taste through a number of older vintages, including the 2001 Albino, 2006 Hoodoo Man, 2003 The Inaugural, 2004 Ode to E, 1998 E Raised, 2001 On Your Toes, 2005 Nail in My Cranium and 2007 Syrah Dangerous Birds. To say I came away impressed would be an understatement. Anyone who claims this big, rich style can-t age needs to taste these wines. I opted to just list my scores for the older releases as I find Bob-s initial write-ups spot on.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 29, 2013)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ネクスト オブ キンNext of Kynヴィンテージ2008容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 96点予想される飲み頃：2013 - 2023The 2008 Syrah Cumulus Vineyard is impeccably silky and refined. Dark fruit, camphor, licorice, smoke and mocha flesh out in this gorgeous, delineated wine. The 2008 impresses for its length and persistence. Today, the 2008 is more refined and elegant than when I tasted it a year ago. The 2008 is 82% Syrah, 13.5% Grenache and 4.5% Roussanne (all destemmed) that spent approximately 32 months in French oak. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023. ($1,100.00 per box of 3 bottles and 1 magnum)(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2012)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名イン ザ クロスヘアーズ グルナッシュIn The Crosshairs Grenacheヴィンテージ2006容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 100点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20222006 In the Cross Hairs 11 Confessions Vineyard: This is Sine Qua Non’s extended barrel-aged Grenache (meaning that in most vintages since 2003, Krankl has produced two cuvees of Grenache, one aged 18-22 months before bottling, and the other one with extended barrel-aging, in this case 32 months in wood). A blend of 84% Grenache, 12% Syrah and 4% Viognier, all from the 11 Confessions Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills, this is one of the most extraordinarily elegant Grenaches Krankl has produced. It is an intellectual wine, yet it doesn’t wimp out by any means. It is full-bodied and voluptuously textured, with notes of spice box, licorice and Provencal herbs, copious quantities of black currant and kirsch liqueur, stunning richness and a finish lasting close to a minute. This amazing effort confirms Krankl’s meticulous and nearly obsessively detailed work in both the vineyard and the winery. Anticipated maturity: now-2022.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名パパ シラーPapa Syrahヴィンテージ2003容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：2006 - 2021There are 860 cases of the 2003 Papa, a blend of 97% Syrah, 2% Mourvedre, and 1% Grenache sourced from six different vineyards. An old black and white photograph of Manfred Krankl’s father holding a baby with a head the size of a large watermelon (presumably Manfred) serves as the label for this wine, which has just about everything one could want in a great Syrah. It exhibits extraordinary power and richness along with large quantities of sexy, seductive cassis, black cherries, and a chocolaty undertone. Unctuously textured, rich, and full, it will provide amazing drinking over the next 10-15 years.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 28, 2006)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ネクスト オブ キンNext of Kynヴィンテージ2008容量750ml解説パーカーポイント: 96点予想される飲み頃：2013 - 2023The 2008 Syrah Cumulus Vineyard is impeccably silky and refined. Dark fruit, camphor, licorice, smoke and mocha flesh out in this gorgeous, delineated wine. The 2008 impresses for its length and persistence. Today, the 2008 is more refined and elegant than when I tasted it a year ago. The 2008 is 82% Syrah, 13.5% Grenache and 4.5% Roussanne (all destemmed) that spent approximately 32 months in French oak. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023. ($1,100.00 per box of 3 bottles and 1 magnum)(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2012)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名リル E グルナッシュLi'l E Grenacheヴィンテージ2003容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 99点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20212003 Little E: Named after Manfred Krankl’s wife, Elaine, this blend of 78% Grenache, 12% Mourvedre and 10% Syrah was one of the first cuvees from the estate’s 11 Confessions Vineyard in the Santa Rita Hills. The rest of the fruit came from the Alban, Alta Mesa and Bien Nacido sites. Aged primarily in 300-liter hogsheads, this wine performed brilliantly in the tastings, starting a succession of prodigious Grenaches to emerge from Sine Qua Non. Fabulous fruit intensity, with loads of black cherry, black currant, licorice, incense, and some smoke are followed by a wine with good acidity, velvety yet moderate tannins, and a wonderfully layered, multi-dimensional mouthfeel. This wine is drinking great already, but is still a young wine, from an evolutionary standpoint a mere adolescent, and has at least another decade of sumptuous consumption ahead of it.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名B20 シラーB20 Syrahヴィンテージ2008容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 95点予想される飲み頃：2013 - 2023The 2008 Syrah B-20 is a cool, inward wine graced with layers of beautifully delineated, chiseled fruit. This is a distinctly mineral, precise style relative to the more outgoing 2009, but both are striking. Floral notes add lift as the finish turns explosive with a burst of dark fruit, tar, licorice and crushed rocks. This is one of the more understated wines readers are likely to come across from Sine Qua Non. It is gorgeous when given the time to open up. The B-20 is predominantly Syrah, with 6% Grenache and 2% Viognier. About half of the Grenache was fermented with whole clusters and the wine was aged in French oak (60% new) for 26 months. The vineyard sources are 52% Eleven Confessions, 18% Cumulus, 18% Bien Nacido and 12% White Hawk. Anticipated maturity: 2013-2023.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ザ ライン グルナッシュThe Line Grenacheヴィンテージ2008容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20232008 The Line: This wine was just released in April of this year, and is a blend of 87.5% Grenache, 11% Syrah, and 1.5% Viognier, with 21% whole clusters used in the Grenache component. Seventy-eight percent of it came from the 11 Confessions Vineyard and the balance from Bien Nacido and the White Hawk. It is no measly wine at 15.5% alcohol, but it displays extraordinary berry fruit and kirsch notes intermixed with lavender and other floral components. Intense, full-bodied, voluptuously textured, and stunningly pure, with no real noticeable oak (21% new French oak was used, most of it the larger demi-muids), this beauty has put on weight and is showing additional complexity since I first tasted it. Anticipated maturity: now-2023.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)

生産者シン クア ノンSine Qua Nonワイン名ザ ライン グルナッシュThe Line Grenacheヴィンテージ2008容量1500ml解説パーカーポイント: 98点予想される飲み頃：2011 - 20232008 The Line: This wine was just released in April of this year, and is a blend of 87.5% Grenache, 11% Syrah, and 1.5% Viognier, with 21% whole clusters used in the Grenache component. Seventy-eight percent of it came from the 11 Confessions Vineyard and the balance from Bien Nacido and the White Hawk. It is no measly wine at 15.5% alcohol, but it displays extraordinary berry fruit and kirsch notes intermixed with lavender and other floral components. Intense, full-bodied, voluptuously textured, and stunningly pure, with no real noticeable oak (21% new French oak was used, most of it the larger demi-muids), this beauty has put on weight and is showing additional complexity since I first tasted it. Anticipated maturity: now-2023.(The Wine Advocate, Aug 31, 2011)