Sandhi "Sta. Rita Hills", Chardonnay - 2021

Name: Sandhi "Sta. Rita Hills", Chardonnay
Brand: Sandhi
SKU: 44496
Price: 32.96 USD
Availability: InStock

Item # 44496 750 mL

A Chardonnay from fruit that comes from the estate vines of Domaine de la Côte. Fermented with indigenous yeasts in 500 liter-sized barrels (20% new). Excellent with lobster rolls and fries.

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$395.52 $355.97/ Case of 12

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Color

White

Vintage

2021

Country

USA

Region

California

Sub-Region

Santa Barbara

Producer

Sandhi

Grape Variety

Chardonnay

Production Methods

Organic

Practicing Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard.

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Staff Pick Notes

Sandhi means collaboration in the ancient Sanskrit language. It signifies the joining of the ideas and labors of Raj Parr star sommelier and Sanford and Benedict vineyard veteran winemaker Sashi Moornan. They began their project with the intention of displaying the rocky, cool climate terroir of the Santa Rita Hills AVA. The fruit is sourced from organic growers and the wine is made with no additions or subtractions. The wine is the anti Napa chardonnay, as overblown flavors are replaced by old world elegance. The nose has some ripe apples, a little spice, a little brown butter, and a little burnt sugar. The palate is rich with a slick mouthfeel and an underlying briskness. Some green apple fruit and some herbs. Beautiful with an orzo paella.

- CP

Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...