Byron C Mayes

8.9

Star bright straw gold. Abundant funky nose of burning citrus and funghi. Medium palate is much cleaner than the nose yielding toasted lemon, white guava, and white pepper with a bit of birch on the finish. Medium plus acidity. Medium finish. A fine example of California Fumé style SB. Okay as a sipper, but built for a meal. Swordfish and scallops come racing to mind, but any white fleshed fish or shellfish should pair wonderfully. Or just upscale your fried chicken. It’s good for that, too. Drink now through 2024. — 5 years ago

Sharon Harvey

9.0

Dinner at the Conlin-Rifkin residence. — 6 years ago

Michael Seely

8.9

From a great house. This 11 is just seeming beyond peak but expresses the attributes of a good cold vintage Pinot — 7 years ago

with Jeff and Joe

Nick Ferrall

9.3

Blinded winery and vintage. Classic example of Burgundian methods in Sta. Rita Hills. — 7 years ago

with Grant, Pietro and 1 other

Chris England

9.4

II’ve loved all the Sandhi 2012 range of whites & this £65 S&B is superb 👍 Paired with enough curry to get a small village going regular for a week 🤣 💨 sorry I didn’t take pics of that feast 😁

📍 Sandhi Sandford & Benedict Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2012 @sandhiwines

🏵 94 points

🍷 Golden yellow

👃 Chopped pineapple, crushed rock mineral, lemon oil, key lime pie, honey gloop & white jasmine flowers w/ light oak, vanilla & apple

👄 Med+ body of creamy refreshing clean tropical & citrus yummyness without being overly syrupy & a hit of green apple, pineapple, honey & minerality in med acidity

🎯 Med+ fresh apple, citrus & tropical trickle w/ a dry mineral honeyed pineapple slapette — 8 years ago

Peter Montoleone

9.1

Not your typical California big buttery/oaky Chardonnay. It has Great balance with a little bit of citrus minerality.
— 10 years ago

Matt Peppes

9.1

Full of flavor! — 10 years ago

with Greg and Mickie

Janet Eileen

9.3

Full of body and flavor for the price. Great Friday night steak wine! — 11 years ago

Rodney Tipton

Co-owner of Acquiesce Winery

9.5

A sultry Dundee Hills native. Enjoyed with grilled beef and desert of chocolate covered strawberries ! Glad I have another bottle — 11 years ago

Peter Lightyear

9.2

Estate wine from the Santa Rita Hills... It's young, but after double-decanting and letting it breath for an hour, it may be my favorite wine of the year — 13 years ago

MICHAEL COOPER DipWSET

Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com

9.1

Very much in the style of the Sandhi wines from Santa Barbara. Touch of flint, matchstick, lemon pie and cream. #oregon #chardonnay #eolaamityhills — 5 years ago

Conrad Green

9.1

Very dark intense fruit. Done hints of mocha, damson, smoke. Very pure, rich and punchy. Just the right side of ott. Good — 6 years ago

with Bex

John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.9

Like a soft version of a good Burg. Maybe a little two dimensional? — 6 years ago

Mike Mayer

9.1

Ruby colored liquid in my glass. Hints of cherry pie on the nose. Flavors of tart cherries, red plums and baking spices. Beautiful acidity. A very balanced wine. This is my last regular bottle of CP wine. I do have a VS Pinot which I will sit on for a while. Glad other wineries are making really good wines from the Clos Pepe vineyard. — 7 years ago

with Lisa

Galen Hasler

9.0

Needed 3 hrs. Great — 8 years ago

Kyle Groombridge

9.4

Dayum son! Full throttle and then some - but still somehow retains a sense of balance and complexity. Rich, lush, over the top fruit is balanced by an almost ethereal scent of spring flowers and a kiss of oak. Hedonistic in the best sense and another example of why Bevan is king. Please do yourself a favor and track some of this down, even if you aren't a fan of Pinot. Your palate will thank you. — 9 years ago

Nikki Erpelding

9.6

Love in a bottle, silky smooth. Sultry, fine grain tannins, hint of smoke beautiful bold black fruits, layered with cocoa, showing barely any age. — 10 years ago

Richard Steinberg

9.2

Sexiest wine of the night. Yowsa. Dirty, dirty dirty. Exceeded expectations. — 10 years ago

with Mitchell, David and 4 others

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.2

Sandhi rosé: may be habit-forming. — 12 years ago

with Rajat and IPOB

Scott E. Becker

8.9

[Tasted on March 13, 2021 at Home]

Candied cherry, red raspberry and pomegranate fruit, with notes of Earl Gray tea, spice and forest floor. Fruit forward wine with a saline note on the tannic finish. — 5 years ago

Jeff Orlowski

9.1

Vanilla and malt on nose. Full body, hint of acid, mildly dry. Lemon, apple, pears, and honey. — 6 years ago

with Michael and Joe

Rachel Sours

10

This is hands down my favorite rose to current. It is smooth, clean and fruity, not not overly sweet. A perfect balance and wonderful chilled or room temperature. — 6 years ago

Emily Pokorny

9.5

One of my favorites — 7 years ago

"Odedi"

9.1

This Napa Merlot is always enjoyable by itself or with food.

Showing black fruits with chocolates, earth, wood, vanilla, vegetables, dark coffee, herbs, tobacco leaf, spices and peppercorn.

Full bodied and bold with medium plus acidity and long legs.

Nice fruity finish with round tannins and tangy raspberries.

Needs an hour to open up properly, but good right out of the bottle.

Needs a few years in the bottle to mature and remove some of bitterness at the ending.

14.7% alcohol by volume.

91 points — 7 years ago

Daniel Spivack

8.9

Big, bold cab but also jammier than the typical cab. Has Syrah like notes because of it. — 8 years ago

Jennifer Harmony

9.1

Bold with a smooth finish. Definite notes of berry but not overwhelming. Loved it but can find pinots I love even more for less than half the price. — 10 years ago

Michael Piaker

9.2

13 July 2016. Eastside Cellars, New York, NY. — 10 years ago

Daniel Porter

9.0

Slightly tart and acidic upon first pour with lots of cranberry and cherry flavors. Unique, interesting and lively. Improves with aeration. Nice, but not my favorite pinot noir. — 11 years ago

John Myers

9.8

Yea baby! I love Central Coast Pinot and this is a fantastic example. Big cherry and raspberry flavors. Hints of subtle spice, full bodied and jammy! If you don't like Melville then FU. — 12 years ago