![]() ![]() This tasting at Sandhi was one of the highlights of my trip to Santa Barbara. This is tremendous appellation-level Pinot and a huge overachiever that could very well turn out to be even better than this note suggests. 2021 Bottle (750ml) Sandhi Santa Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2021, Central Coast, Sta. Curbside pickup and local delivery More shipping info Shipping info. ![]() Crushed red berry fruit, rose petal, chalk, mint and white pepper abound. 2021 Sandhi Pinot Noir Santa Rita Hills, 750 mL, United States, Central Coast. Rita Hills) shows all the energy and nuance the vintage has to offer. Rita Hills AVA) using organic fruit and indigenous yeast fermentation in open-top concrete vats then aged 6 months in neutral barrel.Īntonio Galloni of Vinous says, "Just bottled, the 2021 Pinot Noir (Sta. Only 1,677 cases produced, sourced from 94% Domaine de la Côte estate vineyards, and the remaining 6% from La Rinconada Vineyard (Sta. They do not craft wines with extreme ripeness, alcohol, oak, and other discordant exaggerations, since those types of wines cannot truly express a specific vineyard's terroir. Wine achieves power and beauty through the seamless integration of these qualities and this is the inspiration for Sandhi. Employing the wisdom and talents of people who know the vineyards, Sandhi is dedicated to making wines of finesse, minerality, acidity, structure and balance. The individual vineyards from which these grapes originate–some legendary, some new–have been exhaustively vetted for character, personality and balance. An understanding of these joint efforts informs Sandhi’s exploration of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay vines throughout the Santa Barbara County terroir. All three elements are necessary to make great wine, and the winegrower must make this collaboration rich and nourishing for all involved. Founded in 2010 by Rajat Parr, the wine director for Michael Mina Restaurants, along with winemaker, Sashi Moorman, Sandhi represents a union essential to the production of wine: the collaboration between man, earth and vine. Sandhi is a small production California winery focusing on select vineyards from the Sta. 65.00 Add to Cart Elegant Pinot Noir from the stunning Jalama Canyon Ranch, just a few miles from our very own Domaine de la Côte vineyards.
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