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. — 2 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.2

Orchard fruit, underripe stone fruit, river water, sourdough.

Awesome acidity, fruit forward, minerality, malo, butteriness.

Pretty and rich. — 15 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.2

Nice mineral and salinity on the nose. Lemon peel.

Super supple. Persimmon. A ceiling of lemons. Medium acidity. A subtle sort of gradual acidity. Enjoyable. Medium intensity. Medium to long finish. Stays with you for a bit.

Nice chew. Lasting impression. Not overly complex but really delivers on the lemon oil and white flowers. A bit of persimmon creaminess.

— 2 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.0

Not getting a ton on the nose. Maybe some slight lemon and white flowers.

Good fruit flavor but also overpowering acidity.

Lemons, citrus, slight stone fruit but not a ton.

Good. Feel like because there’s no to little malo, the natural acid stays top. — 2 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Passed my WSET 2 with distinction! On to WSET 3 later this year.

Fresh, supple grass. Lemon and stone fruit. Just ripe peaches.

Stone fruit translates. Maybe a bit pf pear as well. Meadows. Beautifully elegant acidity.

Very pretty in the glass and on the palate. — 8 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.4

Lemon, curd, grapefruit, zingy, flinty. Loved it — 2 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.3

Oiliness, wool, lemon oil.

Citruss fruits (lemon), stonefruit (white peaches), white flowers, dandelions, viscous and textured like lemon oil. Waxy.

A bit of honeycomb and then a slight bitterness of almost like biting into an herb or like dried sea buckthorn, even.

Interesting and memorable. — 6 days ago

S.S. Mandani

8.9

Slightly leesy, herbaceous, grassy, dandelion.

Mineral and saline quality but really kind of missing the fruit quality and primary characteristics in this cuvée.

To be honest, a little disappointing and flatter than I expected. — 19 days ago

S.S. Mandani

9.1

Superb. Not too much nose. But beautiful light body. Bracing acidity. Very well balanced. Good tannin structure. Drying in a pretty way.

Apparently the winemaker is here. Waiting to chat — 2 months ago

S.S. Mandani

9.4

Gruyère cheese, waxy.

Lemon grove, citrus, limestone,

Wow, really interesting. And beautiful.

Lemon curd, gooseberries, gushing river water, mineral, and bodied — 3 months ago