2006 Sanguis As The Crow Flies

Community Tasting Notes (24) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  2/5/2018 - jshufelt wrote: 93 Points

  Pop and pour. In the glass, a very dark raspberry red. On the nose, high toned plums and dried peach, with a faint note of oak. On the palate, a pretty good ringer for a nice Cote Rotie with some age, albeit a bit heavier, with currants, plums, fresh ground pepper, and a bit of mouth-puckering peach. I thought this was all Syrah, but the peach notes are making me think there's a touch of Viognier in here. Still a bit of unresolved tannins on the relatively long finish - I think this could comfortably rest in the cellar for at least a couple more years. Nice syrah.

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  1/8/2017 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Not as silky as the previous tasting from magnum but still delicious. Seemed to be smoothing out toward the end.

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  9/11/2016 - Quiet Lion Likes this wine: 94 Points

  From magnum. Silky smooth with notes of tropical fruit and very little funk. Everyone enjoyed this one.

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  5/16/2015 - Sennma wrote: 93 Points

  Lovely stuff here...I think this one is really hitting its stride. Has a tip of the hat to the Rhone but still Cali.

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  1/24/2013 - thenapalist wrote:

  I've always felt that Sanguis was a bit of an SQN wannabe. The hook with the changing of labels and names each vintage seemed to be a B version of the more genuine approach from the Krankl's. But if the quality is there, who needs a marketing pitch. Unfortunately, this particular wine lacks and depth or soul. I'm not even getting a great feel for the varietal composition. I'm assuming that it is comprised of mostly syrah with possibly a bit of grenache and maybe a white cofermentation (Viognier or Roussanne??) but to be honest, the fruit isn't all that focused. The wine is decently assembled but the alcohol and oak get in the way of what might be some decently ripe fruit. It's a bit spoofed and manufactured. I'd be interested to see how Sanguis' style has progressed but if this is exemplary of their craft, they have a ways to go to be considered in the upper echelon's of the Central Coast's better wineries. For $85, I'd say it's a "LOSER" only for the fact that one can easily find numerous other wines in the price point that might offer a better drinking experience. If this were a $25-45 bottle...well then....we might have ourselves a "PLAYER".

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