Sandhi, Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

Sandhi, Santa Barbara County ChardonnayTight and fine. Mealy with a nice fruity undertow. Clean and bright.

The exceptionally rich and full-bodied flavors possess a textured mouth feel in large part because of the impressive amount of sap before culminating in a driving if slightly warm finish where the very dense tannins are largely if not completely buffered

Normal year

Tasted from AP 7-20 in June 2020

and soft earth scents

A restrained and cool nose combines notes of green apple and pear with those of lemon rind and white flower that

I did not get an opportunity to taste it

with an elegantly textural attack and a creamy core of fruit that's underpinned by a bright but nicely integrated spine of acidity

Layers of fruit grow in the glass as the wine continues to flesh out with air

It was the right choice

cherry-cola

28 ha parcel of vines that abut those of the Domaine de la Romanée-Conti in Richebourg proper)

vanilla mark on the wine