Sine Qua Non, Shot in the Dark, Syrah 2006 Large Format 90 points Alan Meadows

90 points Alan Meadows

While 1939 was a year of global turmoil

(JL) (7/2008)

A deft application of wood sets off riper aromas of poached plum and black cherry liqueur that display a plenitude of floral and discreet spice elements

light and clean

Sine Qua Non, Shot in the Dark, Syrah 2006 Large Format 90 points Alan Meadows100 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,