Beautiful wood and a great back story. I'm sure the wood has many good properties for building guitars, but I wonder if it may have gained a reputation because it was always somewhat expensive - i.e. the wood is expensive, so those buying it tend to be the guitar makers who can sell their work for higher prices, which tend to be those with reputations for building great guitars.
Brazilian rosewood shares a similar place in the guitar building world, a beautiful and scarce commodity with a reputation for building superior instruments, and in the hands of the right luthier it makes a fine guitar. But there are some "duds" out there too.
One thing about "Sour Grapes" - if treated properly they can make a fine Cognac.
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