S.S. Mandani

9.3

Stewed berries, mulling spices, forestry.

Berry medley, cloves, baking spices. Great fruit character. Long finish. A bit high on acidity but a welcome zing. — 7 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.0

Blackberry jam, cassis, soil, earthenware.

Balanced and earthy. A medley of berries. Earthy. Full of memories of other Pinot. Spearmint.

Some oak. Toasty. Maybe slight vanilla or tobacco.

This is nice, curious how it may open up — 2 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.2

Pale light lemon. Subtle.

Mineral, Asian pear, light underripe orchard fruits, flinty.

Great complexity. Zesty, pinching acid. Like a taut bicep.

Orchard fruits, slight stone fruits, mineral for sure, nice creamy texture. Gravelly and sumptuous. Elegant. Beautiful.

Long finish. — 3 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Doing a Chardonnay flight!

Slightly more heat. From the nose, I predict more fruit flavors. Heavy lemon. More white flowers. A bit of that buttery/creaminess.

Oh yeah. That’s the stuff. A side by side comparison of Matthiasson and Sandhu is v interesting and a lesson in winemaking and different climates of Napa and Santa Rita Hills.

A bit of mako but not a ton to help lower the acidity. More primary fruit characteristics. Lemon. White flowers. Slight butter. And actually a bit leafiness, which I love. — 4 months ago

S.S. Mandani

8.9

Honest this one’s just okay. A bit too much alc. Says 13.2% but feels closer to 14%. It’s just out of balance — 24 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Actually a very good aligote. Shared it with the bartender and we all blinded it together and he called it! Fun — a month ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Fresh meadow, stonefruit going into light tropicals.

Medium acidity. Nice, not out of balance. Ripe stonefruit, peaches, light lychee. Brisk minerality.

Pretty vintage. Have a ‘99 that’ll be fun to compare to — 3 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.4

Subtle green apples and sea minerals on the nose.

Very pretty translucency of lemon in the glass. Pale and poised.

Playful, zippy, yet contained and linear. It’s like someone said indulge your creativity but here’s a constraint so that you stay on task.

So taut. So clean. Densely mineral. Soulfully Chablis with that sea shell kimerridgian soil clarity.

Orchard fruit and maybe some light citrus fruit like kumquats. Underripe white peaches. Also reminds me of these light yellow raisins from the mountains of Hunzah my mom sometimes brings when she visits. Beautiful. — a month ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Orchard fruit, citrus.

Like liquid glass in the glass. Glass like precision. Glassiness in its shades.

Delicate. Minerality. Grassy. Herby. Subtle. Lovely. — 3 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Malo, butter, minerality, orchard fruit.

Really pretty Burgundian style chard.

Just ripe green fruit. Crisp. Tantalizing. Mineral.

Long finish on the fruit. Would be nice to lay down. — 3 months ago