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The Mr. K wines from Sine Qua Non are like no other wine you will try.  Manfred Kankel (Sine Qua Non) and Alios Kracher are a tour de force in sweet winemaking and capture the essence of wine...bringing pure joy to anyone who tastes them.  There is something beautiful about the concentration, intensity, and underlying acidity.  The Strawman and Nobleman will mesmerize you from the first aroma to the last sip.  It is truly hard to describe, but I think you get the picture.  At Benchmark we have come to love these extraordinary sweet wines for their purity, complexity, and individuality. Only time will tell how well these gorgeous wines will age (some say up to 100 years).  The problem is that we will inevitably sell out and are not able to give everyone the opportunity to try these exquisite wines.

Lowest price in the country....by almost $100! Pre-arrival. Cheers - Whitney/Kari/Mike, sales@benchmarkwine.com, 707.255.3500

Sine Qua Non Mr. K (1-Straw 2-Noble) 2005 375ml @ $359.00/3-Pack OWC WA100, WA98 (price includes ground shipping with the original wood case)

2005 The Strawman: "Even more remarkable is the 2005 Mr. K. Marsanne Vin de Paille The Strawman. One-hundred percent Marsanne from the Beckmen Vineyard, with remarkably low alcohol (7.5%), a whopping 392 grams of residual sugar per liter, and exceptional acidity (6.4 grams of acid per liter), this is one of the most singular sweet wines I have ever tasted. It rivals the great 2000 Suey that was made from Roussanne and ended up with 241 grams of residual sugar. The individualistic, prodigious sweet wines are the products of meticulous attention to detail, obsessive harvesting requirements, and amazing vinifications and upbringings. They are unbelievable elixirs, and this one is as complex and intense as any sweet wine made in the world. It is a fitting tribute to the genius of both Manfred Krankl and his late partner, Luis Kracher." Robert Parker 100 Points

2005 The Nobleman: "Made from 100% Chardonnay from the Alban Vineyard, the 2005 Mr. K. The Nobleman possesses 235 grams of residual sugar per liter as well as exceptional acid levels. This incredibly rich, sweet white is almost like the Quintessence bottlings from Alsace’s Domaine Weinbach. Its mind-boggling purity, balance, intensity, and sweetness are balanced by the wine’s zesty acidity. An amazing achievement fashioned from 100% botrytised fruit, it will keep for 20 or more years." Robert Parker 98 Points

Some other sweets...

Portugal
Cockburn Port 1994 ~ 1 @ $45 WA91, WS92 (In-Stock) 
Croft Port 1977 ~ 4 @ $79 (In-Stock) 
Dow Port 1991 ~ 1 @ $54 WS92, WA90 (In-Stock) 
Dow Port 2000 ~ 6 @ $60 WA94, WS93, IWC93 (In-Stock) 
Fonseca Guimaraens Port 1978 ~ 6 @ $125 (In-Stock) 
Fonseca Port 1983 ~ 1 @ $74 WA92, WS90 (In-Stock) 
Fonseca Port 1995 ~ 3 @ $39 (In-Stock) 
Graham`s Port 1955 375ml ~ 1 @ $240 WS94 vintage on capsule, typed label (In-Stock) 
Graham`s Port 1977 ~ 1 @ $109 WA93, WS91 (In-Stock) 
Graham`s Port 1985 ~ 8 @ $89 WA96, WS96 (In-Stock) 
Sandeman Port 1977 ~ 12 @ $84 WS91 (In-Stock) 
Smith Woodhouse Port 1985 375ml ~ 3 @ $34 WA90 (In-Stock) 
Smith Woodhouse Port 1994 ~ 1 @ $45 WA90 bin soiled labels (In-Stock) 
Taylor Port 1980 ~ 9 @ $96 (In-Stock) 
Warres Port 1960 ~ 1 @ $195 WS90 (In-Stock)
Warres Port 1983 ~ 5 @ $62 WA90 (In-Stock) 
Warres Quinta da Cavadinha Port 1995 ~ 1 @ $47 WS92 (In-Stock) 

Alsace
Mann Pinot Gris Altenberg SGN Le Tri 1998 375ml ~ 2 @ $79 WA95 (In-Stock) 
Schoffit Pinot Gris Clos St. Theobald SGN 1998 500ml ~ 1 @ $65 WA95 (In-Stock) 
Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Clos Jebsal SGN 1995 ~ 1 @ $140 IWC96+, MB***** (In-Stock) 
Zind Humbrecht Pinot Gris Rangen de Thann Clos St. Urbain 1995 ~ 5 @ $77 WA97 (In-Stock) 

Sauternes
Climens Sauternes 1996 375ml ~ 1 @ $71 IWC92, WS90 nicked label (In-Stock) 
Clos Haut Peyraguey 2003 ~ 4 @ $42 WS93 (In-Stock) 
d`Yquem 1971 ~ 2 @ $599 WS93, WA92 (In-Stock) 
de Malle 1988 ~ 5 @ $55 WA91 (In-Stock) 
Doisy Vedrines 1983 ~ 9 @ $70 oxidizied capsule, bin soiled label, capsule tears (In-Stock) 
Doisy Vedrines 1986 ~ 4 @ $68 WA90 oxidized capsules (In-Stock) 
Doisy Vedrines 1989 375ml ~ 7 @ $57 ST92, WS91 label tears (In-Stock)
Guiraud 1990 ~ 1 @ $110 WA91, WS91 (In-Stock) 
Lafaurie Peyraguey 1987 ~ 1 @ $38 bin soiled labels, torn capsules (In-Stock)
Les Justices Sauternes 1986 ~ 11 @ $35 (In-Stock) 
Les Justices Sauternes 1988 ~ 2 @ $30 (In-Stock) 
Les Justices Sauternes 1989 ~ 7 @ $30 WS91 slight label nicks (In-Stock) 
Rieussec 1985 ~ 1 @ $63 bin soiled label (In-Stock) 
Rieussec 1988 ~ 1 @ $100 WA93 (In-Stock) 
Rieussec 1999 ~ 1 @ $65 (In-Stock) 
Rieussec 2003 ~ 12 @ $54 WA96, WS95 (In-Stock) 
Roumieu Lacoste 1990 ~ 6 @ $44 WS91 (In-Stock) 
Roumieu Lacoste 2001 375ml ~ 8 @ $28 (In-Stock) 
Roumieu Lacoste 2003 ~ 8 @ $42 (In-Stock) 
Sigalas Rabaud 1986 ~ 7 @ $60 WA90 very top shoulder (In-Stock)
Suduiraut 1970 ~ 6 @ $99 (In-Stock)
Suduiraut 1982 ~ 1 @ $89 (In-Stock) 
Suduiraut 2005 375ml ~ 4 @ $39 WS93, IWC92 (In-Stock) 

Loire
Baumard Coteaux du Layon 1995 ~ 1 @ $30 (In-Stock) 
Baumard Quarts de Chaume 1994 ~ 1 @ $49 WA91 (In-Stock) 
Baumard Quarts de Chaume 1996 375ml ~ 1 @ $74 WA96, WS96 (In-Stock) 
Baumard Quarts de Chaume 1997 ~ 1 @ $60 WA94, WS93 slightly torn label (In-Stock) 
Baumard Quarts de Chaume 2006 375ml ~ 12 @ $40 WS92 (In-Stock) 
G. Huet Vouvray Cuvee Constance 1997 ~ 1 @ $299 WS100, WA99 (In-Stock)

Germany
C.H. Berres Urziger Wurzgarten BA 1990 ~ 1 @ $84 (In-Stock)
Christoffel Prum Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese 1976 ~ 1 @ $145 (In-Stock) 
Christoffel Prum Urziger Wurzgarten BA 1975 ~ 1 @ $180 (In-Stock) 
Eitelsbacher Karthauserhofberg Auslese #33 2001 ~ 1 @ $55 (In-Stock) 
F. Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese GK #9 1996 ~ 1 @ $90 (In-Stock) 
F. Haag Brauneberger Juffer Sonnenuhr Auslese GK #9 2001 ~ 4 @ $80 (In-Stock) 
Gunderloch Nackenheimer Rothenberg Auslese GK 2001 ~ 1 @ $99 WS96, WA94 (In-Stock) 
J.J. Christoffel Erdener Treppchen Auslese** 2004 ~ 1 @ $35 WA95 (In-Stock) 
J.J. Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Auslese*** 2001 ~ 1 @ $48 WA95 (In-Stock) 
J.J. Christoffel Urziger Wurzgarten Eiswein 2002 375ml ~ 2 @ $75 WA93 (In-Stock) 
M.F. Richter Graacher Domprobst BA 2001 375ml ~ 1 @ $89 WA96 (In-Stock) 
Muller Catoir Haardter Burgergarten BA 1999 375ml ~ 3 @ $59 (In-Stock) 
Muller Catoir Mussbacher Eselhaut Eiswein 1998 375ml ~ 3 @ $119 WS92 (In-Stock) 
Selbach Oster Bernkasteler Badstube Eiswein 2001 375ml ~ 3 @ $125 WA99, IWC92 (In-Stock) 
von Othegraven Kanzemer Altenberg Eiswein 2004 375ml ~ 1 @ $380 WS96 (In-Stock)

Cheers! Whitney/Kari/Mike, sales@benchmarkwine.com, 707.255.3500