Golden-straw color. Lemon-Kumquat citrus and minerals on the nose and palate. Silky with good acidity, balance, and long-slightly tart finish. Minerality really improved with cellar aging. Delicious!
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This has all the signs of a great white. Great nose, full of citrus, flowers and stone fruits. On the palate it is ripe, with medium weight and matching acidity. Had I had it by itself, I could've confused it with premier cru Chassagne. We had it next to a Drouhin Folatieres which just knocked it out. Rita's finish is shorter.
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Brought to wine group dinner tonight at Two Chefs. Rich and ripe, very balanced flavors. Touch of oak but not overbearing. One of my favorite Cali chardonnays
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This wine is awesome. Viscous, full bodied with unreal fruit and hint of spice that completes the wine. Very tightly integrated. Hints of apple pie and pear
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Enjoyed a bottle at Michael Mina, paired very well with the black cod and lobster pot pie entrees. Honey and apple on the palate with a very light touch of oak.
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From memory over dinner last night, and I am fairly certain this was the bottling. While I liked the fruit and expression of the wine, as it's in the leaner camp, there was some toasted oak on the aromatic that is also at play. I'm coming pretty close to the place where I am really well anchored into the chardonnay camp where the wine is done in some kind of vessel that eliminates the oak signature--concrete, old wood, whatever it may be. I liked this wine but take my comment about the toasted note into context.
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Slight marshmallow with great rich fruit on both the nose and the palate. This strikes a great balance of being hugely flavorful, while being medium bodied and silky smooth in the mouth. This is just really delicious. Provides the best of several different worlds. Not super acidic, but there is enough to give it an energy and brightness. I don't know if it will be the longest lived wine, but I think this is still improving and is not peaking. Nice mild mineral note on the finish.
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I spotted a local wine shop and grabbed a bottle based on its strong pro reviews (RP 94, ST 93, WS 92, RJ 93). The wine didn't disappoint in the least, though I thought it wasn't the perfect pairing with Cathy's delicious chicken in sherry cream sauce dinner, which usually works best with an oaky chardonnay. Sandhi wasn't, but I think this would go great with fish or chicken without a rich and heavy sauce. The only downer was when I went back to buy the rest on the shelf, someone else beat me to it. Arrgh
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Tasting at The Watering Hole- Sandhi & other Terroir Selections (Los Olivos, CA): Straw gold in the glass. Honeycomb and butterscotch is intermingled with orange and lime zest on the bouquet. Silken texture on the palate with hints of earth to go along with citrus and mineral flavors. Balanced bright acid notes and a full fleshy finish. Excellent and should continue to develop.
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Lemon curd, white vanilla, creme brûlée. Oak was sticking out awkwardly at first, but by Day 2 was better integrated. Better with food at this point, but should do well with 2 or 3 years of bottle age. Very rich palate with citrusy acidity cutting through. Would probably give this 92-93 with a bit more time.
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Pale yellow in color with a very complex nose filled with poached pears, guava, papaya, mango, orange rind, lemon, some roasted nuts, with some hidden mineral components. On the palate the wine is smooth with layers of sweet fruit, great acidity, and great minerality. An oily textured mid-bodied wine that is tightly knit, utter balance, quite impressive.
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Clear, bright, medium depth straw color with thin watery edge. Citrus, honey, pear, stone/mineral aroma of average length and fine character. Med-dry, adequate sugar, smooth. Fresh acidity (citric). Full body with generous alcohol. A developing wine, balanced and correct
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Tenzing Portfolio Tasting (Tenzing - Chicago, IL): More minerals, softer and less oak than the regular AVA. But still, for over fifty dollars, I'd pass. Still kind of overdone and not really my style, though going in the right direction.
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3/3/2024 - Ryan-ParkCity wrote: 93 Points
Still outstanding, and holding up very well.
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5/20/2019 - Hodad Likes this wine: 92 Points
Golden-straw color. Lemon-Kumquat citrus and minerals on the nose and palate. Silky with good acidity, balance, and long-slightly tart finish. Minerality really improved with cellar aging. Delicious!
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12/1/2018 - DoubleMagnum Likes this wine: 91 Points
This has all the signs of a great white. Great nose, full of citrus, flowers and stone fruits. On the palate it is ripe, with medium weight and matching acidity. Had I had it by itself, I could've confused it with premier cru Chassagne. We had it next to a Drouhin Folatieres which just knocked it out. Rita's finish is shorter.
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2/16/2016 - mouton45 wrote: 93 Points
Brought to wine group dinner tonight at Two Chefs. Rich and ripe, very balanced flavors. Touch of oak but not overbearing. One of my favorite Cali chardonnays
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3/20/2015 - gschneider wrote: 94 Points
This wine is awesome. Viscous, full bodied with unreal fruit and hint of spice that completes the wine. Very tightly integrated. Hints of apple pie and pear
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10/4/2014 - debow Likes this wine:
A bit tart, acidic with character, buttery, oaky, citrus notes, lemo peel
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10/2/2014 - JOsgood wrote:
This is a delicious Chardonnay and a good step up over the regular Sandhi Chardonnay. Multiple layers of flavor and good acidity.
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9/17/2014 - JOsgood wrote: 92 Points
This was excellent. Pure Chardonnay fruit with a kiss of oak. Long on the finish.
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8/29/2014 - wine4lux Likes this wine: 94 Points
Enjoyed a bottle at Michael Mina, paired very well with the black cod and lobster pot pie entrees. Honey and apple on the palate with a very light touch of oak.
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6/29/2014 - Frank Murray III wrote:
From memory over dinner last night, and I am fairly certain this was the bottling. While I liked the fruit and expression of the wine, as it's in the leaner camp, there was some toasted oak on the aromatic that is also at play. I'm coming pretty close to the place where I am really well anchored into the chardonnay camp where the wine is done in some kind of vessel that eliminates the oak signature--concrete, old wood, whatever it may be. I liked this wine but take my comment about the toasted note into context.
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2/6/2014 - Seafoam Manor Likes this wine: 94 Points
Slight marshmallow with great rich fruit on both the nose and the palate. This strikes a great balance of being hugely flavorful, while being medium bodied and silky smooth in the mouth. This is just really delicious. Provides the best of several different worlds. Not super acidic, but there is enough to give it an energy and brightness. I don't know if it will be the longest lived wine, but I think this is still improving and is not peaking. Nice mild mineral note on the finish.
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6/4/2013 - mouton45 Likes this wine: 92 Points
I spotted a local wine shop and grabbed a bottle based on its strong pro reviews (RP 94, ST 93, WS 92, RJ 93). The wine didn't disappoint in the least, though I thought it wasn't the perfect pairing with Cathy's delicious chicken in sherry cream sauce dinner, which usually works best with an oaky chardonnay. Sandhi wasn't, but I think this would go great with fish or chicken without a rich and heavy sauce. The only downer was when I went back to buy the rest on the shelf, someone else beat me to it. Arrgh
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1/31/2013 - MattMauldin Likes this wine: 92 Points
Tasting at The Watering Hole- Sandhi & other Terroir Selections (Los Olivos, CA): Straw gold in the glass. Honeycomb and butterscotch is intermingled with orange and lime zest on the bouquet. Silken texture on the palate with hints of earth to go along with citrus and mineral flavors. Balanced bright acid notes and a full fleshy finish. Excellent and should continue to develop.
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1/16/2013 - cartime Likes this wine: 90 Points
Lemon curd, white vanilla, creme brûlée. Oak was sticking out awkwardly at first, but by Day 2 was better integrated. Better with food at this point, but should do well with 2 or 3 years of bottle age. Very rich palate with citrusy acidity cutting through. Would probably give this 92-93 with a bit more time.
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1/12/2013 - scooter260 wrote: 95 Points
Outstanding! One of the top Chardonnays of the year for me. Super crisp but tons of depth.
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9/1/2012 - Amerique wrote: 93 Points
Oily, ultra-clean, vanillin, citrus, and pear flavors
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8/19/2012 - Gobi wrote: 94 Points
Pale yellow in color with a very complex nose filled with poached pears, guava, papaya, mango, orange rind, lemon, some roasted nuts, with some hidden mineral components. On the palate the wine is smooth with layers of sweet fruit, great acidity, and great minerality. An oily textured mid-bodied wine that is tightly knit, utter balance, quite impressive.
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7/5/2012 - creno wrote: 89 Points
Clear, bright, medium depth straw color with thin watery edge.
Citrus, honey, pear, stone/mineral aroma of average length and fine character.
Med-dry, adequate sugar, smooth. Fresh acidity (citric).
Full body with generous alcohol.
A developing wine, balanced and correct
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4/18/2012 - amateurwino wrote: 91 Points
Quite oaky on the nose. Palate is also quite rich. Pretty though. 90-91+
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4/16/2012 - beezer6 wrote: 89 Points
Tenzing Portfolio Tasting (Tenzing - Chicago, IL): More minerals, softer and less oak than the regular AVA. But still, for over fifty dollars, I'd pass.
Still kind of overdone and not really my style, though going in the right direction.
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