SINE QUA NON 10 THE MONKEY
Manfred's Notes: "The 2010 white wine 'The Monkey' ended up slightly different it its cuvee composition than we had thought. It is made of 52% Roussanne, 23% Viognier, 19% Chardonnay, and 5% Marsanne. Only some 20% new French oak was used. The rest old barrels, concrete, and stainless steel. It has a deep, gorgeous golden color, courtesy of Roussanne. The aromas jump from the glass with notes of succulent peaches, poach pear, honey, chamomile, and some butterscotch. It is broak and fleshy on the palate with huge texture, but it has a good nervous system which keeps it lively and fresh. An exotic beauty of the first order.ROBERT PARKER'S THE WINE ADVOCATE 92-94 POINTS - "The 2010 White Wine No Name Yet emerges from the glass with layers of succulent peaches, apricots, honey, hazelnuts and mint. It is a dazzling, texturally huge, rich wine bursting with exotic fruit from start to finish. All of the aromas and flavors come together seamlessly on the round, sensual finish. This tentative blend is approximately 66% Roussanne, 20% Viognier and 14% Chardonnay, from Eleven Confessions (60%), Cumulus (20%) and Bien Nacido (20%). The wine was aged approximately 30% in concrete eggs, 25% in new French oak, 30% in neutral French oak and 15% in steel. Krankl states that of the wines still in barrel, this is farthest from being finished and that this blend is still tentative and could change. That shouldn’t be too much of an issue, as the wine isn’t scheduled for release until November 2012. Anticipated maturity: 2012-2020."
