the wine appears clear ruby red with a fresh and nuanced aroma of red and dark berries such as raspberry

yet without losing the cool

slowly maturing black fruits eking out glimpses of a vast array of nuances

age-worthy character

offering up expressive aromas of crème de cassis

Sine Qua Non 'Distenta' III Syrah, Central Coast, 2021, 75cl 18+ the wine appears clear rubyI tasted the 2021 Syrah Distenta III as a precise blend from barrel on July 6it's due to be bottled in August. It comes from three estate vineyards: The Third Twin (51%), Cumulus (26%) and 23% Eleven Confessions (23%). The Syrah is blended with 11. 3% Grenache, 3. 3% Mourvdre, 2. 1% Petite Sirah, 0. 9% Petit Manseng and 0. 7% Muscat and was vinified using 21% whole clusters. It matured around 23 months in 53% new French oak, 43% one to three year old