2019 | The Third Twin | Nuestra Senora del Tercer Gemelo

The wine sports a deep purple hue as well as a monster bouquet of blackberries, Italian leather, dried herbs, smoke tobacco, and pepper. Full-bodied on the palate, it's another seamless, perfectly balanced red from this team that somehow manages to bring incredible richness and power while staying flawlessly balanced and elegance.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2019 Nuestra Senora Del Tercer Gemelo, entirely from The Third Twin estate vineyard, is composed of 33% Grenache, 23.5% Syrah, 19% Mourvèdre, 19% Petite Sirah, 4% Graciano and 1.5% Muskat. "I love Muskat in red wines, even better than Viognier," Manfred Krankl enthuses, and I have to agree—this barrel sample offers tremendous aromatic purity and complexity, as if the volume has been turned up and the camera has been focused. It boasts continually shifting, layered aromatics as it spends several hours in the glass: blueberry and blackberry jam, tar, coffee beans, thyme and botanicals, plus loads of floral nuances. Full-bodied yet light on its feet, its concentrated fruits are framed by abundant, super-fine tannins and seamless acidity, and it has a hauntingly long finish.

• Vinous: The 2019 Nuestra Señora del Tercer Gemelo is the fourth vintage from estate vineyard in Los Alamos. Bright and punchy in the glass for such a big wine, the 2019 is so expressive today. Sandy soils lend aromatic presence to play off all that natural intensity. Rose petal, mint, lavender, sage and blood orange perk up a core of bright red/purplish berry fruit as this opulent, full-throttle Syrah-based blend shows off its allure.

Producer Information

Elaine and Manfred purchased the Third Twin in Los Alamos in 2010—then just a tiny vineyard of Syrah and Petite Sirah. The original plantings were own-rooted, and the Krankls forewent rootstocks for some subsequent plantings. “If I weren’t worried, I would do all own-root,” he said. “The vines adjust best to conditions on their own roots.” The Krankls planted Mourvèdre here, not to be confused with some new Central Coast plantings of what turned out to be Graciano. Manfred explained that this is Mourvèdre Clone S, sourced from John Alban. And there is some legitimate, purposely planted Graciano here. In 2015, they planted a further 6.5 acres of Syrah, then three acres of Touriga Nacional and Graciano were planted in 2020. “Graciano ripens like Grenache. It ripens late, and unless it fully ripens, it is not interesting. It needs a lot of hang time.” According to Manfred, The Third Twin is a medium-warm site. The soil is almost pure sand, especially the sections of new plantings. “The ripening process is a little more condensed than the other vineyards,” he mentioned. As well as being a blending component in the Sine Qua Non wines, The Third Twin is a single vineyard label today.

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