Sine Qua Non – PAPA 2003

Dateline August 14 2007 in Boulder Colorado.  Had dinner with friend Pete E at Flagstaff House Restaurant.  The dinner was terrific, but the keystone of the night (besides a killer view from the corner table) was the wine — Sine Qua Non, Papa 2003.  I am a huge fan of this hard to get winery produced by Elaine and Manfred Krankl in Venture California.  What they have managed to do to obtain the most spectacular flavors from a grape is just out of this world.  The wine was a substitute to the Midnight Oil we had selected but somehow disappeared from the wine cellar. It was served by Paige Bodine who after sharing a glass had a terrific smile.