Coastal Hills Cadence
Living Roots
Coastal Wattle Cabernet Sauvignon 2019
Cherry and blackberry, accented by graphite and leather, juicy and gluggable. — 2 years ago
Fess Parker
Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir 2018
Coastal influence, diatomaceous soils. Briny salinity is noticeable on this one, coupled with bright fruit (black Cherry and cola). Traditionally styled PN. Delicious. — 4 years ago
Rajat Parr Wine Club
Romance Domaine de la Côte Chardonnay 2020
Sandhi ‘Romance’ Chardonnay (2020) is made exclusively with grapes from the Domaine de la Côte estate vineyards, farmed organically, within the Sta Rita Hills AVA of the Central Coast region of California.
After a wild-yeast fermentation, this wine aged 10 months in neutral oak and 6 months in tank. It is textured with flinty mineral notes, next to layered aromas and flavors of toast, cream, cheese rind, white blossom, lime zest and just-ripe apple, pear, white peach, nectarine, honeydew, and starfruit. It is precise, elegant, and nuanced.
It has a freshness and vibrancy with a textured mouthfeel, bright acidity, and a delicately reductive character. At 12.8% ABV, this wine sits firmly within the medium alcohol range, speaking to the cooling coastal winds that are prevalent in the Sta Rita Hills AVA.
It’s absolutely delicious and a versatile culinary complement.
Cheers to Sandhi and beautiful, terroir-driven California Chardonnays! — 10 months ago
Neil Ellis
Bottelary Hills Pinotage 2015
Owner TomeVinos wine shops, WSET Level 3, Blogger www.spanishwinesandmore.com, blog.tomevinos.com
I’m not such a #pinotage fan but #neilellis is a great producer and this is a great expression. #southafricanwine — 2 years ago
Perdeberg Winery
Zebra Hills Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
A smooth, balanced wine. Let it breathe. — a year ago
Hartenberg
Doorkeeper Grenache Blend 2015
Was recommended this blend from Hartenberg Cellar from the slopes of the Bottelary Hills Stellenbosch. It surprised me being elegant and classy on the palate and nose. Give it a try hopefully as a blend it won’t disappoint. — 3 years ago
Vanessa
“La Côte” of Domaine de la Côte is a DREAMY Pinot Noir from the Santa Rita Hills AVA of California’s Central Coast region.
Here pacific coastal breezes stretch inland and cool the sun-soaked vineyards. Domaine de la Côte has a collection of 6 vineyards on the western edge of Santa Rita Hills. On the back label you see a map of several of their vineyard blocks, including “La Côte” which is organically-farmed and nestled on a steep southeast-facing slope, where it absorbs the radiant sun during the growing season.
The grapes that went into this wine were harvested by hand, cluster-by-cluster, affording a gentler handling of the fruit with reduced risk of oxidation and microbial spoilage.
This wine was then fermented in a concrete vessel using 100% whole clusters (stems and all) thanks to the process of wild, ambient yeasts in the vineyard, winery, and on the skin of the berries…
The result is a positively perfumed and pristine berry-fruited profile with concentrated notes of black cherry, strawberry, raspberry, boysenberry, hibiscus, rosewater, cherry blossom, and anise balanced by a firm backbone of acidity and reserved alcoholic profile (13.1% ABV).
Following fermentation, this wine matured for 10 months in oak (30% new oak), lending delicate secondary notes of vanilla, clove, and cardamom.
The Domaine de la Côte “Bloom’s Field” was among the wines featured in the Somm 3 movie; it was blind tasted next to other French and California wines in a 2018 retake of the 1976 Judgement of Paris that culminated in a tasting of wines by a panel of luminaries of the wine world: Fred Dame, Jancis Robinson, and the late, great Steven Spurrier, who organized the Judgment of Paris back in 1976.
It is a captivating wine and has the structure to age, though we are loving it in its current state. It’s a delicious pairing with the herb-crusted salmon, roasted asparagus, and crème fraiche / chive mashed potatoes.
Cheers!
— 3 months ago