Sine Qua Non, Body and Soul, White 2007 (9 BT)

Sine Qua Non, Body and Soul, White 2007

WA 96

"... a 475-case blend of 71% Roussanne and 29% Viognier, is primarily from the 11 Confessions Vineyard. Krankl has dropped Chardonnay from the blend, and the resulting wine is a beacon for what can be achieved by blending two white Rhone varietals. About one-third new French oak is used. Honeysuckle, orange blossom, lemon oil, tropical fruit, and floral notes are found in this unctuously-textured white. Full-bodied and dry, with good underlying minerality, crispness, and an alluring freshness... so spectacularly perfumed and intense... hard to resist." (8/09)

9 bts (sc)