Synopsis, Our Opinion: A cutting edge example in the changing world of California Chardonnay.
Producer/Winery: Sandhi Vintners; Orcutt, California.
Grape Variety: Chardonnay.
Geographic Appellation, Region, Country: Central Coast, California.
Vintage: 2019
Price: $22.00 (with a club discount)
Purchased From: Sandhi Wines; Lompoc, California.
Paired With: Salmon in cream sauce with pasta, peas and Parmesan cheese.
Tasting:
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Chilled before drinking. Clear, very pale wheat straw color. Faint green apple and citrus aromas. Smooth entry, very slightly creamy, zesty, and fresh mouthfeel, medium to full body and a 100-grit texture. Spicy, unripe melon, and lemon flavors. Plenty of crisp acidity and a long zesty and slightly bitter finish. WOW an unusual Chardonnay from Sandhi. Quite refreshing, loaded with fresh acidity, lots of zing and a hard sandstone mineral taste, but not like traditional California Chardonnay or what we expected. It was a very tight, green Chardonnay that lost most traces of California and is breaking stereotype boundaries of “New World” Chardonnay. We expected a Chardonnay similar to Sandhi’s Sandhi Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2016, but this goes way beyond that. We called it a cutting edge example in the changing world of California Chardonnay.
Photo from Skurnik Wines.
See also: our reviews of other Sandhi wines.
Alcohol Content: 13%
Closure: Uncovered 45mm reconstructed cork.
UPC Code: 8 60003 34760 7
Imported by: Not applicable.