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| Community Tasting Notes (average 92.2 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 7 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by pinotpounder on 8/20/2020 & rated 91 points: 91 points (779 views) | | | Tasted by jdhannah on 10/12/2018: From 375ml. Good but ever so slightly oxidized, at the end of the drinking window for me, at least in half size. Drink up! (1277 views) | | | Tasted by JonnyG on 4/2/2017 & rated 90 points: Classic perfumed nose that accurately anticipates the rich and rounded flavors which follow. Notes of white peach flash, lemon and a touch of smoke. This was popular, but to me, the finish was marred by evident residual sugar. (1860 views) | | | Tasted by CelebrateLife! on 11/28/2013 & rated 94 points: Beautiful nose, green apples with a hint of oak, great acidity, great complexity wonderful wine. My current favorite California chard. And I'm a red wine guy (3516 views) | | | Tasted by Biggsy on 2/14/2013 & rated 93 points: From Sandhi's lowest yielding vineyard, the steepest northern slopes only making 70 cases in 2010. More expressive nose than the Sanford & Benedict, quite powerful with a banana custard character. Much more exotic than the other two chardonnays with ripe pineapple and mango flavour. Very pure with cutting acidity and the same nice saline character that appeared on the Sanford & Benedict. My WOTN. (3942 views) | | | Tasted by MattMauldin on 1/31/2013 & rated 92 points: Tasting at The Watering Hole- Sandhi & other Terroir Selections (Los Olivos, CA): Notably bright gold color. Notes of vanilla, nutty butterscotch, creme fraiche, and tropical fruit. Smooth & silky palate with brightness throughout. Plenty of depth. Full finish. Excellent. (4025 views) | | | Tasted by rjonwine@gmail.com on 3/19/2012 & rated 93 points: 2012 In Pursuit of Balance Tasting (Julia Morgan Ballroom, Merchants Exchange Building, San Francisco, California): Light yellow color; tart lemon, mineral, leesy nose; tasty, youthful, elegant, tart lemon, leesy, mineral palate; medium-plus finish (3955 views) |
| By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/12/2013)
(Sandhi, Bent Rock Chardonnay Sta Rita Hills White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (2/12/2013)
(Sandhi, Bent Rock Chardonnay Sta Rita Hills White) Subscribe to see review text. | By Josh Raynolds
Vinous, November/December 2012, IWC Issue #165
(Sandhi Wines Chardonnay Bent Rock Sta. Rita Hills) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, California's Central Coast: Better than Ever (Aug 2012)
(Sandhi Chardonnay Bent Rock Sta. Rita Hills) Subscribe to see review text. | By Jancis Robinson, MW
JancisRobinson.com (4/28/2012)
(Sandhi, Bent Rock Chardonnay Sta Rita Hills White) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Sandhi Wines producer website
Sandhi is a small-scale producer in Santa Rita Hills, California.
The winery was founded by legendary sommelier Rajat Parr and winemaker Sashi Moorman.
Sandhi wants to represent the sacred union between man, earth and vine needed to create the best wines. The focus is mainly on chardonnay and pinot noir from Santa Barbara County and the vineyard locations are carefully selected for their unique qualities and personalities.
The wines are often described as being able to beat many great Burgundians in blind tastings and really show off the expressiveness and elegance that California has to offer.
These finer edge qualities are no surprise as the majority of the fruit is from the Domaine de la Cote estate vineyards, home to some of the country's rarest and most high-toned Pinots.
Tasting Note
Beetroot, cherry and plum flavours are most in evidence along with a developing gamey, autumnal note that will develop further in time.
A contradictory Pinot of purity and depth.
About Sandhi
Sandhi is the partner wine label to Domaine de la Cote, founded by Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman in the Santa Rita Hills area of Santa Barbara, up the coast from Los Angeles.
Sandhi are generally more approachable wines, to the palate and the wallet, than Domaine de la Cote, and explore the potential of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from across Santa Barbara and California.
Sandhi means 'treaty' or 'alliance' in Sanskrit, to represent the partnerships he has formed with local, sustainable grape growers who supply much of the fruit for Sandhi wines.Sandhi Wines Chardonnay BentrockSPOTLIGHT ON BENTROCK CHARDONNAY
“Precision, finesse, and downright deliciousness.”
No Sandhi wine elicits the sheer excitement of Bentrock. Critics, fellow winemakers, and sommeliers all single out Bentrock as their favorite Sandhi single vineyard Chardonnay. This month, we’re focusing on Bentrock Chardonnay. What makes the vineyard so special and how does that translate to your glass?
Fundamentally, Bentrock is different from all other Sandhi Chardonnay vineyards. It is different with respect to geography, geology, vine age, and the philosophical approach to planting and farming.
Geography
Bentrock sits out on the western edge of the Sta. Rita Hills appellation. It is a full 3 miles closer to the Pacific Ocean than Sanford & Benedict and Mt. Carmel. This means the Chardonnay vines at Bentrock must struggle against more environmental stress factors than elsewhere. If our estate vineyards at Domaine de la Côte have a Chardonnay corollary, it is Bentrock. Being on the edge of what is possible is what produces wines that have the potential to excite the drinker.
Geology
The ancient marine soils in Bentrock are nutrient poor, causing the vines to struggle mightily. The soils are weathered shale and diatomaceous earth. These are the elements that imbue Bentrock Chardonnay with its nerve and mineral streak. These soils are also basic (on the pH scale) and result in fruit with very high levels of natural acidity.
Vine Age and Vine Density
Bentrock was planted in 2007, the same year as our Domaine de la Côte estate. Both planted at high vine densities of 4,000-7,000 vines to the acre, this close planting promotes competition and natural concentration, but it also allows the vines to protect each other from the constant winds that batter the vineyard throughout the day.
Despite the relative youth of the vines, the density, meager soils, and harsh conditions all conspire to produce a taut, complex, and exciting expression of Chardonnay!Chardonnay The Chardonnay GrapeUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
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