Sandhi
Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir
Brimming with high-toned, youthful aromatics, Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir leads with crunchy red fruits of pomegranate, wild strawberry, and sun-warmed raspberry. The exuberantly fruity nose is undergirded with orange zest, black tea, tea rose, and faint hints of clove and spice. The bright, vivacious palate carries a taut mineral streak through to a lengthy finish lifting the red fruit notes with a whisper of anise.
“The 2022 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills comes from declassified fruit grown at Domaine de la Côte, plus purchased fruit from three other vineyards, including La Rinconada. It's a particularly complex and expressive iteration of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir from Sandhi. It has an alluring perfume of raspberry, strawberry, tea leaves, tobacco, potpourri and gravel dust, and it reveals botanical undertones as it spends time in the glass. The light-bodied palate has a deep core of spicy, herbal fruit, a frame of chalky tannins, energetic acidity and a long, layered finish.” — 94 points, Wine Advocate
WA: 96 (2021), 93 (2020), 94 (2018)
Region: Sta. Rita Hills, California
Appellation: Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Varietal/Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
ABV: 13.2%
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
Cellar: Sandhi Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir undergoes indigenous fermentation in open-top cement vats, with 80% de-stemmed and crushed grapes and 20% whole cluster. The wine is aged nine months in neutral French oak barrels.
CSPC: 100439
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Region: Sta. Rita Hills, California
Appellation: Sta. Rita Hills AVA
“The 2022 Pinot Noir Sta. Rita Hills comes from declassified fruit grown at Domaine de la Côte, plus purchased fruit from three other vineyards, including La Rinconada. It's a particularly complex and expressive iteration of Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir from Sandhi. It has an alluring perfume of raspberry, strawberry, tea leaves, tobacco, potpourri and gravel dust, and it reveals botanical undertones as it spends time in the glass. The light-bodied palate has a deep core of spicy, herbal fruit, a frame of chalky tannins, energetic acidity and a long, layered finish.” — 94 points, Wine Advocate
WA: 96 (2021), 93 (2020), 94 (2018)
TECHNICAL INFO
Varietal/Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
ABV: 13.2%
Vineyard: Sandhi Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir is sourced from Parr & Moorman’s Domaine de la Côte and other vineyards. The vines grow at approximately 200 meters on sedimentary soils with diatomaceous earth and limestone, in a moderate maritime climate.
Cellar: Sandhi Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir undergoes indigenous fermentation in open-top cement vats, with 80% de-stemmed and crushed grapes and 20% whole cluster. The wine is aged nine months in neutral French oak barrels.
CSPC: 100439
Winemakers Note: []
What the Critics are saying: []
Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South
T: 403-971-1898
E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca
Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North
T: 780-203-5284
E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca
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TECHNICAL INFO
Country: United States
Region: Sta. Rita Hills, California
Appellation: Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Climate:
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Varietal/Blend: 100% Pinot Noir
Fermentation: Spontaneous fermentation with native yeasts in old oak puncheons.
Ageing:
Vineyard & Vine Age: Bull Swamp and Manilla vineyards in Baw Baw Shire. The vines were planted in 1961 and and 1964 respectively.
ABV: 13.2%
Produced Cases: 50
CSPC: 100439
Calgary + Alberta South
Andrew Stewart
403-604-0408
andrew@vinoalvino.ca
Edmonton + Alberta North
Joe Gurba
780-203-5284
joe@vinoalvino.ca
Saskatoon + Saskatchewan South
Kerrie Gavin
306-290-0277
kerrie@vinoalvino.ca
