Community Tasting Notes 14

• prasm Likes this wine: 90 points

  September 27, 2023 - Consumed over 2 days (stored in Somm du Vin), note from day 2. Appearance: Clear, mid transition from ruby to garnet with medium intensity and slight edge browning. Nose: Clean, medium+ intensity with developing aromas of dried cherry, cranberry, pine needles, white pepper, dust, and rose bush - very nice. Palate: Dry, medium acid, soft tannins are medium, medium body, medium intensity, 13.7% abv with flavors of cranberry and spice with a subtle medium+ finish.
  
  Balance: Excellent
  Length: Excellent
  Intensity: Very Good
  Complexity: Excellent
  
  I found this to be kind of a heady wine, before concentrating on it to write this note I found it to be a relatively simple quaff. Upon examining, in detail, I found subtle complexities I hadn't noticed earlier. On appearance this is more advanced in age than on the palate. I would venture to guess this is still a year or two from peak and will likely drink well for 2-4 years beyond.

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• TRENZ Likes this wine: 91 points

  October 7, 2019 - Another delicious Sandler wine. Smooth easy drinker with good blackberry aromas and flavors.

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• fingers Likes this wine: 91 points

  September 23, 2019 - Another Sandler delivering the goods. Refined and smooth mouthfeel, yet still bright and lively with more than average depth to the flavors. Good complexity and nuance. Clean, medium length finish and the alcohol is virtually undetectable... what a concept ;)
  4+12+17+8= 91

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• Rich S Likes this wine: 90 points

  March 22, 2019 - Light ruby color, slightly cloudy. Nose of red cherry, pomegranate and cranberry along with some sweet baking spices. Similar flavors on the palate. Medium acid and tannins. Drinks very smooth and perhaps a little soft but always a tasty pinot.

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• fred o. Likes this wine:

  March 6, 2019 - Vivid dark crimson color. Nose red fruits almost plummy in its intensity, faint herbal notes. Palate very finessed red fruits with strong blackberry hints. Some mint before a strongly sappy intensity to the fruit takes hold mid-palate. Unmistakably new world in its fruity depth but very pleasurable balance of fruit and structural elements of acidity and faint earth. Great QPR. 91 pts

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2015
• Type Red
• Producer Sandler Wine Company
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Boer Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Central Coast
• Appellation Chalone

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• In Cellars 48 (26%)
• Consumed 134 (74%)

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