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Red

2020 Sanguis Optimist

Central Coast Syrah Blend, Syrah more

3/21/2024 - YankeeRobio Likes this wine: 93 points

This wine outkicks its price point and is ready to go at this young age. Strawberry, anise, mild blackberry. Very smooth. Nice wine.

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White

2017 Sanguis The Secret

Santa Ynez Valley White Blend more

3/17/2024 - Cabfrancophile wrote: NR

Consistent with others’ notes. Golden color, aging nicely. A round, layered style of white, as one would expect for Roussanne and Chardonnay from barrel, yet has great freshness, doesn’t feel ponderous or cloying.

Drink or hold, probably best at cellar temperature.

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White

2019 Sanguis Lady, Birds & Boy

Santa Ynez Valley Roussanne more

3/16/2024 - WineCenturyAZ Likes this wine: 90 points

Delicious. Interesting color in the glass between Starbright lemon and golden, moderately aromatic with yellow fruit and blossom, palate is dry, complex and integrated, ripe stone fruit leads with nectarines and a bit of apricot, melon, apple, sweet citrus bit of zest, lemon cream, acidity is bright, body medium +, finish will not quit. Happy we have another bottle in the cellar.

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Red

2013 Sanguis Syrah Pilgrim

Santa Barbara County more

3/8/2024 - jshufelt wrote: 94 points

Consistent with previous tasting note - this is in a very good place right now.

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White

2019 Sanguis Handful of Ghosts

Santa Barbara County Chardonnay Blend, Chardonnay more

3/6/2024 - Iceman611 wrote: 88 points

This wine seems to be an attempt at a rhone field blend + Chardonnay for good measure. I did bot care for it. There is a bitter medicinal finish a bit like aspirin. Not for me.

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Red

2016 Sanguis Misfit

Central Coast Syrah Blend, Syrah more

3/2/2024 - redz wrote: 92 points

Improved from last tasting. Still young, but. opening up.

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White

2019 Sanguis Lady, Birds & Boy

Santa Ynez Valley Roussanne more

2/22/2024 - RichardsEric1 Likes this wine: 91 points

A WTSO special. Great complexity and finesse to the flavors. You can almost taste the individual varieties. Really unique.

Color. Rich gold and yellow.

Nose. Honey, melon, apples, straw, lemongrass.

Palate. Straw, honey, oak.

Very interesting wine.

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Red

2020 Sanguis Optimist

Central Coast Syrah Blend, Syrah more

2/22/2024 - YankeeRobio Likes this wine: 92 points

PnP, doesn't need much air, even at this young age. Pleasant wine, pretty Grenache notes up front of strawberry, cranberry and cherry. Telltale pepper from Syrah on finish, with some blackberry in the background.

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White

2019 Sanguis Lady, Birds & Boy

Santa Ynez Valley Roussanne more

2/14/2024 - DrELW Likes this wine: 88 points

This is a medium straw-yellow colored, hazy wine. The flavors are somewhat varietal of Roussanne and Marsanne with some lemon, apricot, and tropical fruit. The finish is flinty with some bitterness. The body is medium with an austere structure. This is a good wine, but it's not up to par with the good quality Rhone whites.

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Red

2011 Sanguis 1/1

Santa Barbara County Syrah more

2/10/2024 - redz wrote: 88 points

Decent nose, but flat on the palate.

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Red

2013 Sanguis Pinot Noir Loner R13-a John Sebastiano Vineyard

Sta. Rita Hills more

1/26/2024 - jshufelt wrote: 92 points

Decanted 30 minutes before service. In the glass, a soft gradation from clear orange-red at the rim to a deep crimson at the center. On the nose, a burst of cherries with reticent herbal elements in the background. On the palate, leaning heavy with the fruit, skirting close to fruit bomb territory before acidity, minerality, and some residual tannins kick in to save the day. A Central Coast pinot that could easily be a ringer for RRV.

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Red

2019 Sanguis The Modern

Santa Maria Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more

1/23/2024 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 93 points

Delicious primary fruit, curious to see where this will go.

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Red

2018 Sanguis The Modern

Santa Maria Valley Syrah Blend, Syrah more

1/21/2024 - MB Wine Fan Likes this wine: NR

Red fruit. Light acidity. Mild tannins. More back of mouth. A bit of stone, perhaps slate. Something else, maybe graphite. Does water down a bit. There is a tartness I cannot place.

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Red

2017 Sanguis Bossman

Santa Maria Valley Syrah more

1/14/2024 - RPerro Likes this wine: 93 points

2 hour decant; deliciously savory red and black berry fruits, pepper, saline, hints of seaweed and oak barrel. Finishes strong and long, with dark chocolate, coffee and vanilla. Great stuff only just entering its window, so no rush to open these. Drink now with air - 2032+.

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White

2017 Sanguis The Secret

Santa Ynez Valley White Blend more

1/17/2024 - jshufelt wrote: 93 points

Decanted 20 minutes before service. In the glass, clear, light-medium gold. On the nose, peaches, honeysuckle, and smoke. On the palate, a core of peach, plum, lemon, and honey, hinting at sweet fruit, before a wave of acidity, bolstered by oak, comes in to balance things out, and that balance is quite pleasing on the long, smooth finish. I wish I had a few more bottles of this.

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White

2019 Sanguis Chardonnay Loner "The Golden Hour" John Sebastiano

Sta. Rita Hills more

7/15/2023 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 91 points

Very good -- smoother and more Burgundian than expected -- thought it would be more acidic.

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Red

2019 Sanguis The Poet's Hour Two Wolves

Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara Red Blend more

7/14/2023 - Sonoma-W Likes this wine: 93 points

We were curious about this one. It was fruity, a bit restrained. Nice finish. A bit of earthiness, but not overly so

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Red

2014 Sanguis French Books

Santa Ynez Valley Cabernet Franc more

1/13/2024 - hrazdiiv Likes this wine: 94 points

This is a beautiful, well structured wine. Comes out of the bottle with a medium-dark crimson red. Initial nose is almost savory, with charcoal, tobacco, maybe even some roasted game. After about 30 minutes in the glass, some of the subtle dark berry fruit starts to make an appearance. But the wine never lets you forget it’s a Cabernet Franc (85%) and retainers a wonderful earthy typicity throughout. Firm, chewy tannins provide an excellent backbone and structure. Loved it to the last sip, and is the most original American wine I’ve had in a year. Superb, interesting wine making at Sanguis. Drank undecanted.

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Red

2013 Sanguis My Soul Is Rested

Sta. Rita Hills Red Rhone Blend more

1/4/2024 - jshufelt wrote: 93 points

Pop and pour into a decanter. In the glass, very dark purplish-red. On the nose, blueberries lead the way, followed by fresh ground pepper, honeysuckle, roses, and a hint of peach. Even if I hadn't read the other tasting notes, this is clearly a co-fermented blend (which Sanguis does very well, and which I love - such fun wines). On the palate, a cool burst of dark berries on the attack, followed by a wild, not particularly integrated mix of fruit and almost-funky floral notes. I kind of agree with every other taster's notes, but I think I'm closest in spirit to Quiet Lion's note - treat it like a delicious cocktail wine. It's a wild thing, and I wish I had a case of it.

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Red

2008 Sanguis Syrah The Prophet

California more

1/1/2024 - MAXIMUM SATISFACTION wrote: 94 points

Drank from a magnum that has not moved since release. Loads of smoked meat, dark fruit, iodine and mineral. In the zone now but I’d guess most 750’s aftermarket will be past prime.

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White

2018 Sanguis Tell Tale Heart

Santa Ynez Valley White Blend more

12/25/2023 - ziavino wrote: 90 points

An unusual profile, with notes of Granny Smith apple and coconut commingling throughout. Minerality builds as it warms, with hints of wet stone weaving in, and just enough acidity to keep it moving. The oak is overwhelming here, but somewhere under it is an interesting wine.

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Red

2013 Sanguis Bossman

Santa Maria Valley Syrah more

12/21/2023 - jshufelt wrote: 94 points

Consistent with previous tasting notes.

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Rosé

2019 Sanguis Gypsy Soul Rosé No. 9

Santa Ynez Valley Rosé Blend more

12/13/2023 - jshufelt wrote: 92 points

Decanted for 15 minutes before service. In the glass, clear, deep orange-peach in color. On the nose, the usual astringency of a rose paired with crushed unripe berries. On the palate, while it's by no means sweet, it's sweeter and riper than the aromatics might lead you to expect, combining high-toned astringency with pulses of ripe raspberries and stone fruit. A good match for mango-glazed salmon.

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Red

2013 Sanguis Pinot Noir Loner R13-b John Sebastiano Vineyard

Sta. Rita Hills more

12/9/2023 - jshufelt wrote: 93 points

Decanted 45 minutes before service - could have used another hour. In the glass, medium ruby red at the rim, shading gracefully to dark, opaque red at the core, still quite youthful in appearance. On the nose, cherries, nutmeg, and a touch of anise. On the palate, very fruit forward - for a central coast PN, stylistically this could easily pass for an RRV from that timeframe, big and lush. The tannic structure kicks in on the finish.

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White

2015 Sanguis Wildflower

Central Coast White Blend more

11/24/2023 - konadog Likes this wine: 95 points

Really in a great spot right now. Dried apricots, some butterscotch, delicate toast on the finish.

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