yet with patient coaxing it unfurls beautifully to reveal suggestions of ripe blackcurrants

and the 2017 vintage stands out with excellent balance

rich and concentrated

this could also cellar until 2030

precise depth

Sine Qua Non 'Distenta' II Syrah, Central Coast, 2020, 75cl 3-set yet with patient coaxing itThe 2020 Syrah Distenta II, bottled in late July of 2022, is beginning to tighten ever so slightly since I last tasted it in early 2023, although its merits as an archetypal Syrah are still on display. It incorporates fruit from all four estate vineyards: The Third Twin (43%), Eleven Confessions (33%), Cumulus (21%), and Molly Ada (3%). It's blended with 7. 5% Grenache, 3. 9% Mourvdre, 3. 4% Petite Sirah, 1. 5% Muscat and 0. 8% Petit Manseng, was