Started in 2010 by Rajat Parr (wine director for Michael Mina restaurants) and Sashi Moorman (winemaker for Stolpman), Sandhi focus on crafting wine from select vineyards in the Santa Rita Hills area of Santa Barbara County. It is because of their focus for balance that these three are so determined to find vineyard sites from the Santa Rita Hills that are old-vine, have cold temperatures and windy exposures. They want wines with vibrancy, freshness and energy, so they prefer neutral barrel and concrete vessel, employing a conservative amount of new French oak, and all wines are wild-yeast fermented. All Chardonnays go through malo-lactic with the lees not stirred.
The vines' 47th vintage and Sandhi's 10th vintage. With each year there is a renewed appreciation and reverence for this pioneering, north-facing site, first planted in 1971. Without Sanford and Benedict, there may not be a Sandhi. The silex and clay over limestone soils imbue these wines with character and depth.
ANTONIO GALLONI 94 POINTS - "The 2020 Chardonnay La Rinconada is creamy and open-knit, both of which makes it a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Silky contours wrap around a core of apricot, tangerine, chamomile and lightly floral overtones. All the elements are so well balanced. The Rinconada is a wine of total harmony and sensuality."
The vines' 47th vintage and Sandhi's 10th vintage. With each year there is a renewed appreciation and reverence for this pioneering, north-facing site, first planted in 1971. Without Sanford and Benedict, there may not be a Sandhi. The silex and clay over limestone soils imbue these wines with character and depth.
ANTONIO GALLONI 94 POINTS - "The 2020 Chardonnay La Rinconada is creamy and open-knit, both of which makes it a fine choice for drinking now and over the next handful of years. Silky contours wrap around a core of apricot, tangerine, chamomile and lightly floral overtones. All the elements are so well balanced. The Rinconada is a wine of total harmony and sensuality."
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