romo

9.0

White Madeira with a scotch note and orange zest. A nice science project. — a year ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Really good. — a year ago

Raul Puga

9.4

Delicious. One of the better domestic Cinsault’s I’ve ever had — a year ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of a couple hours. The 2023 RTW Lodi pours a bright ruby color with a transparent core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is vinous with notes of tart and ripe mixed fruits: blackberries, blueberries, strawberry, red rope licorice, flowers, dried green herbs, sandalwood and dry stony earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is long. Best wine from Lodi. Incredible versatility. It just gets better and better. Bravo! Drink now through 2033+. — a year ago

Caleb Krell

9.5

Earthy, fruity, spectacular — 3 years ago

David Shaw

9.0

Strawberry flavor, light style but tasty — 4 years ago

Lee Lightfoot

9.2

Bring me more. Two of my favorite varietals in one place. Smashing. — 4 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Delicious throughout. The 2016 Contra Costa County pours a deep, slightly hazy garnet/purple with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and signs of light sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly black and blue fruit: blackberries, blueberries, plums, Montmorency cherry, purple flowers, black pepper, dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. I’m very happy to have holed away some bottles from the first few years of Sandlands. Not only do I believe these older vintages are showing well, but I also believe his newer vintages will be even better. Drink now through 2031. — a year ago

Brit Young

9.4

Syrahs might be my new favorite. Deep, rich, velvety smooth. Shared with Adam and Amanda with their homemade pizza! — a year ago

Andrew

9.0

2017 drunk in 2025. Rich and delicious; but maybe a bit flabby. — a year ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of an hour. The 2021 Mataro “Napa County” pours a deep ruby/purple with a transparent core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. On the nose, the wine is youthful showing abundant, gorgeous dark fruits: blackberry and marionberry, purple flowers, cocoa, black pepper, stony minerals and soft baking spices. In the palate, medium+ tannins with medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose and there is a long, spicy finish. FWIW, I typically feel the Sandlands Mataros need a bit of time in the cellar. This version from the Brandlin Vineyard is delicious and already pretty easy to enjoy. Drink now with some patience but this can easily age for 15-20 years. — 2 years ago

Sam Wood

9.2

Merlot, Cab, CF, 2% Barbera!? Slightly charred blue fruit and cherry lozenge. Balance, beautiful acids, and 12.5%abv just fresh fresh fresh Long Island wine. The Sandlands Trousseau is disappointing compared to this. So much character and balance. — 3 years ago

Caleb Krell

9.4

Sharp. Just so good. Balanced. — 5 years ago

with Marilyn

David Shaw

9.0

Purple, slightly cloudy. Blackberry and graphite in nose and mouth, light alcohol in the house style. Light seed tannin bitterness.. Only allocated one bottle. Beef ragu overwhelmed the wine, so I’d advise drinking it on its own first. Still not sure what this varietal should taste like, even with two hours decanting. Gotta drink more of these — a year ago

Raul Puga

9.3

WOW. Well done Tegan. So delicious — a year ago

Brit Young

9.0

Very good! I like Grenache, very similar to last night’s. Light bodied, fruit forward. — a year ago

David Shaw

9.2

Deep purple red, high pigment extraction. Bright raspberry and blackberry flavors, viscous body, smooth on initial pouring. After an hour, plum flavor and some light smoke wood emerges with a light coarse skin astringency. — 2 years ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; consumed over two days and there was little in way of development over the course of those two days. The 2019 Sandlands Carignane “CCC” is packed with character…but there is a catch: it needs considerable more time to really deliver all the goods. The wine pours a deep ruby with a purple hue. Medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears. No signs of sediment. On the nose, the wine is drop dead gorgeous with notes of fresh, ripe dark fruits, a bouquet of red flowers, cumin, spiced meats, and crushed gravel. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium(+?) tannins and medium(+?) acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium with a somewhat austere, mineral finish. Honestly, I feel like the structure is “dominating the room” at this point and needs more time to settle in. But when it does…and it will…folks who have been patient will be duly rewarded. Hold. If I had more, I wouldn’t touch until after 2027. — 3 years ago

Caleb Krell

9.4

Crisp, sharp- perfectly balanced acidity. Just beautiful. — 4 years ago

Joe Weinberger

9.3

Wish I didn’t have only one bottle of this 😢—in a perfect spot right now. — 5 years ago