Sine Qua Non, Veiled other_regions_australia Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland

Alain Raynaud and Michel Rolland

muscular and well-defined flavors that display fine power on the youthfully austere

There's impressive clarity and length to the blackberry and blackcurrant flavors

balanced and only mildly rustic finale

Sine Qua Non, Veiled other_regions_australia Alain Raynaud and Michel RollandMedium, dullish red. Slightly reduced nose combines black raspberry, roasted cherry, woodsmoke, coffee, smoked meat and a vegetal hint. Lush, thick and sweet, with complex, slightly meaty flavors lifted by cherry fruit and mint and nicely supported by a firm spine. This was initially dominated by inviting scents of burnished wood, but with extended aeration showed a stronger, fresher fruit component without losing its sweetness or shape. Old World