Sine Qua Non, Shot in the Dark, Syrah 2006 Large Format to honor the family tradition

to honor the family tradition of working with nature and never against it

light and clean

While 1939 was a year of global turmoil

(JL) (7/2008)

90 points Alan Meadows

Sine Qua Non, Shot in the Dark, Syrah 2006 Large Format to honor the family tradition100 points Wine Advocate A Shot in the Dark is composed of 96. 5% Syrah and 3. 5% Viognier from the 11 Confessions Vineyard in the cool Santa Rita Hills. Performing better from bottle than it did from barrel, this prodigious red exhibits incredibly velvety tannins, a seamless style, and no noticeable oak (which is remarkable given the fact it spent 32 months in barrel). Dense purple to the rim with an extraordinary perfume of blueberry pie,