Finally opened a 2002 SQN More Than Just a Number Grenache - the only one I have. The cork literally disintegrated into little pieces in spite of using the aso cork puller and a very gentle handling, but unlike the only other bottle of this wine I bought, this was NOT corked!!! Thankful for my rabbitt strainer and funnel. So excited! We did a PnP on the first glass. On the nose, a melange of ripe red berries with that trademark SQN unctuous juiciness, tar, floral notes and the slightest hint of vanilla. The wine is a light red - almost like a Pinot Noir in color - with its slight amount of ruby transparency. On the palate, it was bursting with home baked raspberry tart, cranberry, ripe red cherry, a hint of dark chocolate and a long smooth cigar tobacco finish. Drink now or in the next 1-2 years if you want the fruit.

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