Sine Qua Non 'Profuga' Grenache, Central Coast, 2018, 75cl

Name: Sine Qua Non 'Profuga' Grenache, Central Coast, 2018, 75cl
Brand: Hans' Wine Club
SKU: 2630
Price: 2495.00 DKK
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The 2018 Grenache Profuga is composed of 77.5% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 8.3% Syrah, 3.3% Petite Sirah and 0.9% Viognier. The vineyard sources are 38% Cumulus Estate, 35% The Third Twin Estate, 23% Eleven Confessions Estate and 4% Bien Nacido vineyard. Forty-one percent whole cluster was performed, predominantly on the Grenache. The small proportion of Viognier was co-fermented with red grapes, but interestingly, because it ripens earlier, the white berries are frozen and added to the reds at the time of fermentation. As an added bonus, these frozen grapes help to cool and, therefore, slow the fermentation. The wine was aged for around 23 months in 37% new French oak, 57.8% used oak and 5.2% concrete. It was bottled on July 29, 2020.

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Wine: Sine Qua Non 'Profuga' Grenache, Central Coast, 2018, 75cl

Type: Red

Size: 75 cl

Manufacturer: Sine Qua Non

Country: USA

Region: California

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Alcohol: 15.9%

Grape type: Grenache (Garnacha)

Usage & maturity: To the collection

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The 2018 Grenache Profuga is composed of 77.5% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre, 8.3% Syrah, 3.3% Petite Sirah and 0.9% Viognier. The vineyard sources are 38% Cumulus Estate, 35% The Third Twin Estate, 23% Eleven Confessions Estate and 4% Bien Nacido vineyard. Forty-one percent whole cluster was performed, predominantly on the Grenache. The small proportion of Viognier was co-fermented with red grapes, but interestingly, because it ripens earlier, the white berries are frozen and added to the reds at the time of fermentation. As an added bonus, these frozen grapes help to cool and, therefore, slow the fermentation. The wine was aged for around 23 months in 37% new French oak, 57.8% used oak and 5.2% concrete. It was bottled on July 29, 2020.

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Grenache (Garnacha)

Grenache — eller Garnacha, som druen hedder i Spanien — er en af verdens mest udbredte og alsidige rødvinsdruer. Den trives i varme, tørre områder og spiller hovedrollen i både Sydrhônens blends og de kraftfulde og mineralske vine fra Priorat i Spanien.

Druen er elsket for sin varme, rige røde frugt, ofte med noter af stewed strawberry, blomme, appelsinskal, tørrede urter og hvid peber. Den giver vine, der kan være både bløde og generøse i frugten, men også komplekse, krydrede og strukturerede — især i gamle vinmarker eller i lavtydende terroirs.

Grenache er samtidig en vigtig komponent i mousserende produktioner og rosé, særligt i Provence og Tavel, hvor dens lave farvepigment og aromatiske karakter skaber lyse, friske rosévine.

I Spanien — hvor druen sandsynligvis har sin oprindelse i Aragon — er Garnacha en nøglekomponent i robuste vine fra Priorat og i mange blends i Rioja.
Druens store charme ligger i dens kombination af frugtighed, krydderi, varme og alsidighed, og den bruges i alt fra letdrikkelige hverdagsvine til store, ikoniske vine som Châteauneuf‑du‑Pape.