Sine Qua Non, Boots, Pasties, Scanty Panties and Ten Gallon Hat 2003 (375 ml)

Sine Qua Non’s winemaker, Manfred Krankl is one of the world’s best winemakers, with bottles of his highly coveted and nearly impossible-to-get wine selling for upwards of $500. His incredibly hard to come by, cult wines are made in a nondescript warehouse on ‘The Avenue’ in Ventura, between burrito shacks and motorcycle repair shops. Krankl’s fans include movie stars, iconic directors, famous composers, and each of his wines is given a new name and label in each vintage. This is an extremely rare opportunity to see what all the fuss is about.

"The 2003 Boots, Pasties, Scanty Panties and a Ten Gallon Hat is 100% Roussanne from the Alban Vineyard that has been botrytised. Its gold color is accompanied by huge notes of orange marmalade and honeysuckle, superb texture, purity and richness, and remarkable acidity providing freshness as well as definition. The residual sugar is a whopping 370 grams per liter and the total acidity is 13.6 grams per liter... astonishing statistics.

“Longtime readers know that I consider these offerings to be about as remarkable as New World wines can be. They possess extraordinary richness and nuances as well as superb balance, purity, and aging potential. The whites are whole cluster pressed and go straight to barrel without any stabilization or settling, and everything is fermented with indigenous yeasts. No racking takes place until bottling, which is usually more than a year after the harvest. Manfred Krankl, a true believer in radical viticulture, practices extensive crop-thinning, shoot positioning, etc. The meticulous attention to detail is evident in both the vineyard and the winery.” eRobertParker.com

Golden West Condition Report: in pristine condition having been purchased upon release.