| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
|---|---|
| Vintage | 1996 |
| Rating | RARE |
| Bottle Size | 750 ml |
| Bottle Quantity | 1 |
| Country | USA |
| Region | Oregon |
| Producer | Sine Qua Non |
| Color | Red |
| Wine Type | Table |
1996 Sine Qua Non Left Field Pinot - Rare 1st Pinot Vintage!!
The 1996 Pinot Noir from Oregon's Shea Vineyard called Left Field is the first wine from Sine Qua Non that has not received an outstanding rating. The color is medium ruby/garnet and the nose complex with plenty of smoky new oak intermixed with plum damp forest aromas and berry fruit. Like many 1996 Oregon Pinot Noirs there is a slight austerity and hollowness in the mid-palate. This elegant offering could easily pass for a classy Burgundy in a blind tasting. Giving the moderate tannin in the finish it should improve in the bottle but the mid-palate deficiency worries me. Drink it over the next 3-5 years. All the Sine Qua Non wines reviewed in this segment are bottled with virtually no fining and rarely any filtration. RP The price for this bottle has soared at auctions in the past year! With so little of this Cult Classic around we don't see any reasons to see this trend changing. RP
The 1996 Pinot Noir from Oregon's Shea Vineyard called Left Field is the first wine from Sine Qua Non that has not received an outstanding rating. The color is medium ruby/garnet and the nose complex with plenty of smoky new oak intermixed with plum damp forest aromas and berry fruit. Like many 1996 Oregon Pinot Noirs there is a slight austerity and hollowness in the mid-palate. This elegant offering could easily pass for a classy Burgundy in a blind tasting. Giving the moderate tannin in the finish it should improve in the bottle but the mid-palate deficiency worries me. Drink it over the next 3-5 years. All the Sine Qua Non wines reviewed in this segment are bottled with virtually no fining and rarely any filtration. RP The price for this bottle has soared at auctions in the past year! With so little of this Cult Classic around we don't see any reasons to see this trend changing. RP
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