Ming L

9.0

Peach, key lime pie, Fuji apple, and brioche on the clean crisp nose. Fine creamy mousses lead to a supple and elegant palate. Fresh acidity and hint of chalky minerals.
For about the same price, I prefer Charles Heidseick NV bottling for its complexity and intensity. — 5 years ago

Shay A

9.5

Lots of fun bottles were popped at Al’s hosting this past weekend for his birthday celebration. All were served blind. 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 6 reds and 1 dessert wine.

This was en mag. WOW. Slightly cloudy in the glass. My first guess when looking at it was Marcassin, but it wasn’t waxy enough on the palate. Smelled of rich lemon cream, powdered lemon bars and juicy fruit (that should always be my key to guessing PM). A powerhouse on the palate with juicy tropical fruits, marshmallow, and sweet marzipan. Gorgeous stuff. I called this 2012 Aubert Ritchie. — 6 years ago

with joe, Dan and 2 others

Shay A

9.5

Celebrating my mother-in-law’s birthday. She prefers champagne over red wine (and she really enjoys red wine) so this was definitely a perfect bottle. Awesome, creamy mousse. Roasted almonds, brioche, and rich key lime pie. This is definitely on the young side, but extremely enjoyable now. Very little tart notes here. Yeasty and chalk driven. Bubbles go forever. I enjoy the more oxidized style champagnes, and while this is maybe more reductive in style, there is an awesome savory/sea salt note steak down the middle of the palate here. — 7 years ago

Benjamin Keator

9.3

Half bottle was perfect with fish for our low key 15 year anniversary at the house. I finally remembered to Delectable something this summer — 7 years ago

Timmo Rol

8.9

Bowen Home - Soft tones, guava and pineapple. — 8 years ago

Dan Tiedeman

9.0

Peach Apricot and citrus with some mineral presence. A little bitterness on the after taste but great to pair with scallops or lobster — 8 years ago

Chris Gillis

9.0

Easy drinking white — 6 years ago

Aaron Hamrock

9.3

Lovely Bordeaux blend at Martins in key west — 6 years ago

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 — 7 years ago

Lisa McKinnon

8.9

Crisp but not too citrusy, some vanilla (or fig?). Nicely paired with lobster chowder. — 7 years ago

Oliver Alexander

9.0

Excellent drinking with lobster. — 7 years ago

Helen O

8.9

A. 2012 vintage. June 2018. It was very good but not what I wanted with my lobster — 8 years ago

Scott Taddeo

9.1

Still very young. Orange blossom, rubber, key limes, lemon and tarragon. Medium plus acid and not quite as taught as it once was. Great producer sure, but better rieslings our there for the bucks. Like to see if this would go in a blind line up. — 8 years ago

Willie Carter

8.9

A lovely Champagne that never tries to get beyond itself. Persistent small bubbles that never seem to stop with a fine mousse. Fresh brioche, apricots, and tart apples comprise the nose. Consistency is key here. This little sparkler is so solid and sturdy. Beautifully balanced, delivers at a high level that’s easily comparable to other big Champagne houses. Predominantly Chardonnay, there is a freshness and effervescence to these bubbles. Very bright and lively on the tongue, this is clearly a step above similar bottlings. Toasted almonds and toasted bread lead on the palate with vanilla and green apples bring up the rear. Such a solid, terrific Champagne, this should be your house bubbles. — 6 years ago

Joseph Gannon

9.2

excellent body, mineral, paired with lobster roll a winner — 7 years ago

Jeff Ball

9.2

Green apples, lemon and oak; pleasing, pale yellow color- a nice compliment to my lobster tails. — 7 years ago

Sarah Oettel

9.0

Nice citrus notes—lemon and key lime. Petrol, rubber. Crisp acidity. Really well balanced right now. — 7 years ago

Ryan Vento

9.3

Cristal dinner at the Four Seasons. Hors d’oeuvres, a 5-course dinner, and 6 different vintages.

Paired with lobster bucatini carbonara, Meyer lemon, green asparagus, and quail egg. — 7 years ago

Robert Rothfield

9.3

The perfect complement to stone crabs and key lime pie! I think it’s the 7% semillon that makes this SB so unique and enjoyable — 8 years ago

Katie Kosiboski

9.4

Sweet. Pretty lime-y. Tastes like Florida. — 8 years ago