The very nearly completed (being prepped for bottling in July 2019) 10th installment of this incredible “home” vineyard expression from Sine Qua Non’s Cumulus vineyard knocks it out of the park. The Next of Kin 2016 Cumulus Vineyard No. 10 is composed of 46% Syrah, 19% Grenache, 18.3% Petite Sirah, 15.3% Mourvedre and 1.4% Petit Manseng, using 23% whole clusters. It will have spent around 34 months in French oak barrels, 75% new. Very deep garnet-purple colored, it comes bursting from the glass with freshly crushed blueberries, blackberries and black raspberries plus sparks of kirsch, dark chocolate, violets and fragrant earth and invigorating wafts of menthol, cardamom and star anise. Full-bodied and built like a brick house, it has a solid structure of firm, very finely grained tannins and it is jam-packed with layers or earth and mineral laced black fruits, finishing long, beautifully plush and oh-so-perfumed. Stunning. 400 cases are to be made.-LPB
Producer: Sine Qua Non
Vintage: 2016
Varietal: Proprietary Red
Country: USA
Region: CA - Central Coast, Santa Cruz Mtns
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