Tyler Felous

9.1

Punchy nose. Great backbone. Need to find more CA mouvedre — 13 days ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

What a delight… 11.5 ABV Pinot Noir with Granor Farms marinated duck breast and oven roasted baby butternuts and griddled potatoes. Ripe, blackberry and black cherry notes… medium weight, bright acid/fruit balance. Growing complexity as it warms…. Long, loving finish. A surprise with this label. — 2 years ago

Paco Suro

9.0

Delightful. — 3 years ago

Brandon Boesch

9.0

Light bodied, good fruit flavor with a hint of iron/blood, minerals, more red fruits. I wanted to like this more. — 2 months ago

Erik Longabardi

9.5

Get naked! — 3 years ago

Nate Chambers

9.4

Great mouverdre, enjoyed with Matt Long in Aspen — 3 years ago

Alex Lallos

Owner No Limit Fine Wines, Private Wine Consultant

9.3

So light and pure. Red fruited and delightful. I believe this is the last vintage of enz — 2 years ago

Jody Scharf

9.1

Delicious, not what delectable says it is, but light pepper blend. — 2 years ago

Tony Gomes

9.7

Spiced cherry pie! — 3 years ago

Jay Kline

9.1

In anticipation of the 2019 fall release of Sandlands, I figured I should open something from my 2018 allocation. The fruit from the San Benito Mataro was sourced from the Enz Vineyard which, I believe is the only active vineyard in the Lime Kiln Valley AVA. However, the Enz vineyard has some of the oldest vines in all of California . I have found that Sandlands Mataro benefit from significant air and this was no exception. In the glass, the wine is bright ruby with a flashy magenta rim; medium viscosity. On the nose, lingonberries, cranberries, red flowers and black pepper. It actually smells spicy. On the palate, again tart red berries with some black pepper. Super primary at this stage with sneaky tannins (medium) that seem to build over time. Acid is high and the somewhat bitter finish is loaded with minerals. Ultimately, this wine is bright and full of energy; a beautiful pairing with Spanish chicken and rice. Really good now but I think the best is yet to come. — 3 years ago