SQN White Stickies at Benchmark

[Eric Menchen]

May not interest any of you, but in case you like a dessert wine other than Port once in a while. The 3-pack price appears excellent to me, and the rest are reasonable. I haven't tasted any of these, but bought some earlier in the year at comparable prices at auction.

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Sine Qua Non Mr. K 3-Pack (1-Straw 2-Noble) 2005 375ml @ $324 WA100 Strawman, WA98 Nobleman
Strawman: "This is one of the most singular sweet wines I have ever tasted. It rivals the great 2000 Suey that was made from Roussanne and ended up with 241 grams of residual sugar. The individualistic, prodigious sweet wines are the products of meticulous attention to detail, obsessive harvesting requirements, and amazing vinifications and upbringings. They are unbelievable elixirs, and this one is as complex and intense as any sweet wine made in the world. It is a fitting tribute to the genius of both Manfred Krankl and his late partner, Luis Kracher." Robert Parker, 100 Points

Nobleman: “This incredibly rich, sweet white is almost like the Quintessence bottlings from Alsace’s Domaine Weinbach. Its mind-boggling purity, balance, intensity, and sweetness are balanced by the wine’s zesty acidity. An amazing achievement fashioned from 100% botrytised fruit, it will keep for 20 or more years.” Robert Parker, 98 Points

A few more delicious Mr. K wines:
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Ice Man 2006 375ml ~ 1 @ $159 WA95-97 chipped wax capsule
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Ice Man 2006 375ml ~ 1 @ $159 WA95-97 torn label
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Noble Man 2001 375ml ~ 6 @ $145 WA97
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Noble Man 2002 375ml ~ 2 @ $124 WA94
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Noble Man 2003 375ml ~ 5 @ $124 IWC95, WA94
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Noble Man 2003 375ml 3-pack owc ~ 2 @ $399 WA94
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Noble Man 2005 375ml ~ 1 @ $100 WA98
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Noble Man 2006 375ml ~ 2 @ $138 WA96, IWC94
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Semillon Vin de Paille 1999 375ml ~ 5 @ $159 WA98-100
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Straw Man 2000 375ml ~ 2 @ $149 WA99
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Straw Man 2001 375ml ~ 1 @ $135 WA97
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Straw Man 2002 375ml ~ 1 @ $145 IWC96-98
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Straw Man 2003 375ml ~ 2 @ $129 WA97
Sine Qua Non Mr. K Straw Man 2006 375ml ~ 1 @ $149 WA97

More Great Wines from Sine Qua Non:
Sine Qua Non 2002 1.5L 2-pack owc (1 Whisperin E, 1 Hollerin M) ~ 1 @ $999 H:WA96, W:WA95
Sine Qua Non Grenache Atlantis Fe203 2a, b & c 2005 ~ 1 @ $269 WA98 nicked label
Sine Qua Non Grenache Incognito 2000 ~ 1 @ $500 WA98 broken wax capsule, exposed cork
Sine Qua Non Grenache The Inaugural 2003 ~ 1 @ $799 WA99 missing wax capsule, exposed cork
Sine Qua Non Grenache To The Rescue Vin de Paille 2007 375ml ~ 1 @ $139 WA96, IWC94
Sine Qua Non Roussanne Atlantis Fe203 3e 2005 375ml ~ 1 @ $145 WA97
Sine Qua Non Syrah E Raised 1998 ~ 2 @ $499 WA95-98
Sine Qua Non The Albino Rousanne/Chardonnay 2001 ~ 2 @ $199 WA95