SOTER, YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT, MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH, PINOT NOIR 2011 Shiraz This is Sine Qua Non’s

This is Sine Qua Non’s extended barrel-aged Grenache (meaning that in most vintages since 2003

In this style

There is also some licorice and sweet oak

Vines are planted very densely here

and had a nice filled out mid palate that made it both intriguing and pleasure-inducing at the same time

SOTER, YAMHILL-CARLTON DISTRICT, MINERAL SPRINGS RANCH, PINOT NOIR 2011 Shiraz This is Sine Qua Non’s93 Points CellarTracker Member This wine stood the test of time. Many wines from 2011 in the Willamette Valley were rather thin and tart. They say wines from a cool vintage are meant for the cellar, but I found that all too many from 2011 were still too hollow, even with some cellar time. Not so with this one. This wine brought a complex array of red fruits, earth notes, forest floor, and had a nice filled out mid palate that made it both intriguing