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Fri, Oct 25, 2024 03:00PM EDT - Sun, Oct 27, 2024 09:00PM EDT
  • 1995
  • 750ml
  • USA
  • California
  • Central Coast
  • Syrah
  • Red
  • HH3450
  • HH3450
Lot 122

1995 SQN The Other Hand Syrah - 1 bottle(s)-750ml

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This lot is comprised of 1 bottle(s) of 1995 SQN The Other Hand Syrah - 750ml. Estimate for this lot is between $850 - $1200 with a Buy it now of $1025. The wine in this lot belongs to collection 11549.

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A consignor from BC, his passion for wine began 30 years ago. He built a temperature and humidity-controlled cellar in the 90s and stores his collection there. The bottles were all sourced either direct from the producers or through Marquis Wine Cellars in Vancouver.
The score for 1995 Sine Qua Non The Other Hand Syrah is 92 points from Robert Parker and the tasting note - The 1995 The Other Hand is made from 100% Syrah grown in the Alban, Bien Nacido, and Stolpman vineyards, situated respectively in Edna Valley, Santa Maria, and Los Olivos. Aged 18 months in oak, of which 70% is new, this blockbuster, opaque purple-colored wine offers glorious notes of black fruits (primarily blackberry and cassis), subtle smoke, toast, and licorice, and a whiff of plant material and spice. Full-bodied, yet gorgeously layered and nearly seamless in its flamboyant display of fruit, glycerin, and extract, this large-scaled, yet drinkable Syrah will benefit from another 5-6 years in the bottle, but it is already accessible. It is another example of why I think wineries in this region should be ripping out their Pinot Noir vines and re-planting with Syrah!