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. — 15 days ago

Raul Puga

9.3

WOW. Well done Tegan. So delicious — 2 months ago

Brit Young

9.0

Very good! I like Grenache, very similar to last night’s. Light bodied, fruit forward. — 3 months ago

romo

9.0

White Madeira with a scotch note and orange zest. A nice science project. — 10 days ago

Raul Puga

9.3

Really good. — 2 months ago

Brit Young

9.4

Syrahs might be my new favorite. Deep, rich, velvety smooth. Shared with Adam and Amanda with their homemade pizza! — 2 months ago

Andrew

9.0

2017 drunk in 2025. Rich and delicious; but maybe a bit flabby. — 3 months ago

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 — 16 days ago

romo

9.3

Watermelon salad w fresh cracked pepper. California dreaming. — 2 months ago

Raul Puga

9.4

Delicious. One of the better domestic Cinsault’s I’ve ever had — 3 months ago