Stein Grenache & Stock Syrah

2012 Grenache and Syrah from Third Twin, Eleven Confessions, Cumulus, White Hawk Vyds.

The Stein Grenache is
- 76% Grenache, 16% Syrah and 8% Mourvedre.
- Aged 22 months in mostly used oak (14% new).
- 29% whole clusters.
- 53% from Eleven Confessions, 29% from Cumulus, 9% The Third Twin, and 9% Bien Nacido Vineyards.
The Stock Syrah is
- 84% Syrah, 7% Grenache, 6% Petite Sirah, 2% Viognier and 1% Mourvedre.
- 47% Eleven Confessions, 27% Cumulus, 17% Third Twin, and 9% White Hawk Vineyards.
- spent 21 months in 52% new French oak barrels. The rest were one to three years old.
- 32% whole clusters.
These wines shipped together in Spring 2015.
The Grenache and Syrah were originally both named Sticks & Stones. However, another winery objected to this use since they make a similarly named wine. So SQN changed the name of this wine.

I received a 6-pack of each. Both came in black tissue. The Syrah is the taller bottle.

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Magnums

Magnums of Stein and Stock were sold in a wood-boxed set containing
one 2012 Stock Syrah (left) and one 2012 Stein Grenache.

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Here are magnums of Stock Syrah (left) and Stein Grenache
with the corresponding 750's in front on the left and the box in back on the right.

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Double Magnums

The winery has confirmed that no 3L bottles of Stein or Stock were made.