Sandhi Wines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2013

Tom Casagrande

This is clearly intended to portray a Burgundian profile. And it largely succeeds. The Chablis-like nose has wet stony earth and apply fruit. Crisp acids. Minerally flavors. The problem — and this is a problem I see whenever someone in a region with abundant sunshine actively tries to rein in the ripeness by picking early — is that by picking before the time when nature gives you the ripeness IT wants, the wines somehow lack depth and feel a little “clipped.” So, in sum, I like this, but it lacks the depth to be profound.

Patrick Hu

A lot of malolactic. Great acidic finish.

Chris Grimm

So good. Saline and delicious. Has more body than Chablis, but it checks a lot of those boxes.

Aaron Rankin

Yep, it's, err, balanced

Jason Somerville

Revised downward: turned apple on the palate having been opened for a while. Exceptional Chardonnay. Smells like an old world Burgundy on the nose and follows through on the palate. Presents strong lemon flavors without even a hint of butter. A little more acidic and tart than I would like, but these characteristics will likely soften with age.

Lee Quessy

Love this wine!!

Kate Stromberg

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