Sine Qua Non Eleven Confessions Estate Syrah - 2021 (750ml)
98 points Vinous
The 2021 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard is magnificent. Opulent and utterly seamless, it captures the more exuberant side of the estate through the lens of a cool growing season. Waves of ripe blackberry and vanilla-laced spice introduce a wine of dazzling texture and polish, while notes of menthol and eucalyptus emerge with air to add freshness. Plush and expansive, the Eleven Confessions Syrah is the bottling in the range that most vividly channels what many think of as the classic Sine Qua Non house style. The blend is 85.7% Syrah, 9.7% Grenache, 1.3% Petite Sirah, 2.7% Gelber Muskateller and 1.3% Viognier. - By Billy Norris on August 2025
Tasting with Elaine and Manfred Krankl is an enlightening, joyful experience. Despite their lauded status and seemingly endless array of successes, the Krankls are as passionate as ever, not to mention completely warm and disarming. My initial thought in tasting this supremely impressive array of wines from Sine Qua Non, Next of Kyn and The Third Twin was that these wines defy categorization, and moreover that they defy what many who haven’t actually tasted the wines think they’re like. Do not get me wrong, these are big, bold wines that run fruit richness and textural opulence through a 100-watt Marshall stack and dial it up to 11, BUT these wines are not monoliths. They are beautifully elegant, deeply complex, completely polished and absolutely intentional—all characteristics that cement them as among the most singular wines in the world.
Â
Original: $449.99
-65%$449.99
$157.50Product Information
Product Information
Shipping & Returns
Shipping & Returns
Description
98 points Vinous
The 2021 Syrah Eleven Confessions Vineyard is magnificent. Opulent and utterly seamless, it captures the more exuberant side of the estate through the lens of a cool growing season. Waves of ripe blackberry and vanilla-laced spice introduce a wine of dazzling texture and polish, while notes of menthol and eucalyptus emerge with air to add freshness. Plush and expansive, the Eleven Confessions Syrah is the bottling in the range that most vividly channels what many think of as the classic Sine Qua Non house style. The blend is 85.7% Syrah, 9.7% Grenache, 1.3% Petite Sirah, 2.7% Gelber Muskateller and 1.3% Viognier. - By Billy Norris on August 2025
Tasting with Elaine and Manfred Krankl is an enlightening, joyful experience. Despite their lauded status and seemingly endless array of successes, the Krankls are as passionate as ever, not to mention completely warm and disarming. My initial thought in tasting this supremely impressive array of wines from Sine Qua Non, Next of Kyn and The Third Twin was that these wines defy categorization, and moreover that they defy what many who haven’t actually tasted the wines think they’re like. Do not get me wrong, these are big, bold wines that run fruit richness and textural opulence through a 100-watt Marshall stack and dial it up to 11, BUT these wines are not monoliths. They are beautifully elegant, deeply complex, completely polished and absolutely intentional—all characteristics that cement them as among the most singular wines in the world.
Â
