Sine Qua Non, Dangerous Birds, Grenache 2007 Sonoma 5% Touriga National and 3

5% Touriga National and 3

50% new oak

is made from the oldest known clone of Zinfandel in America

I also detected hints of minerality and mulberry

There’s an electric charge in its rooted connection to the Oakville benchlands—97% of the fruit for this wine comes from Mondavi’s To Kalon Vineyard—that charge quieting to a plum-rich caress in the end

Sine Qua Non, Dangerous Birds, Grenache 2007 Sonoma 5% Touriga National and 3100 points James Suckling Full and beautiful with sliced plums and berries. Super velvety tannins. Soft too. Tight and in reserve. Phenomenal depth of fruit. This is so deep. I love it. Just a baby. A wine you really have to get to know. You have to feel it. Reminds me of the 1989 Rayas. The evolution will be amazing for decades to come.(10 2011)