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Sandy's Sta. Rita Hills Pinot Noir

9.285 ratings
9.213 pro ratings
Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California, USA
Pinot Noir
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The 2020 Pinot Noir Sandy's Block is a huge, dense wine. Sandy's is never this dark or concentrated, but that is the vintage speaking. Black cherry, plum, mocha, incense and cloves flesh out in thee glass. The 50% whole clusters add quite a bit of savory nuance, but the Sandy's remains quite the powerhouse. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2022)

The 2020 Pinot Noir Sandy's Block is a huge, dense wine. Sandy's is never this dark or concentrated, but that is the vintage speaking. Black cherry, plum, mocha, incense and cloves flesh out in thee glass. The 50% whole clusters add quite a bit of savory nuance, but the Sandy's remains quite the powerhouse. (Antonio Galloni, Vinous, August 2022)

Aug 26th, 2022
George Chen

This one was extraordinary…strawberry hills forever! Pure fruit, soft tennis and acid balance!

This one was extraordinary…strawberry hills forever! Pure fruit, soft tennis and acid balance!

Dec 14th, 2021
Clarissa Nagy

Beautiful nose and gorgeous palate. Typifies Sta. Rita Hills Love it! 💗

Beautiful nose and gorgeous palate. Typifies Sta. Rita Hills Love it! 💗

Nov 27th, 2015
Mikey T

Lovely color, great with ThingsTaken meal. Granted I started the morning with some coffee in my eggnog so idfk

Lovely color, great with ThingsTaken meal. Granted I started the morning with some coffee in my eggnog so idfk

Nov 23rd, 2023
CaptainVino!

Really nice. 5 years has softened some of the Sta. Rita super bright flavors. More mellow, more mature. Still a big Cali Pinot, but more integrated and less sharp than 5 years ago.

Really nice. 5 years has softened some of the Sta. Rita super bright flavors. More mellow, more mature. Still a big Cali Pinot, but more integrated and less sharp than 5 years ago.

Aug 26th, 2023
CaptainVino!

Nice Central Coast Pinot. Took about 30 min in glass to open up. Drink now.

Nice Central Coast Pinot. Took about 30 min in glass to open up. Drink now.

Jul 3rd, 2023
Anna Filipovich

Rose petal, dried violet, pink peppercorn, cherry, red plum, coriander, clove

Rose petal, dried violet, pink peppercorn, cherry, red plum, coriander, clove

Dec 29th, 2022
Doug Sayed

2019 vintage. Fantastic display of exploding saline blue and purple fruits, bold structure and a great finish. Needs a good decant to enjoy soon, but this is a special wine.

2019 vintage. Fantastic display of exploding saline blue and purple fruits, bold structure and a great finish. Needs a good decant to enjoy soon, but this is a special wine.

May 29th, 2021
Hiram Carrington

Happy international wine day!!

Happy international wine day!!

May 26th, 2021
Doug Sayed

Subtle red fruits, cherries, strawberries with limited structure and a nice finish. Would have rated this higher a year ago, but it has lost much of its youthful structure and balance. Nice and tasty, but a bit past its prime.

Subtle red fruits, cherries, strawberries with limited structure and a nice finish. Would have rated this higher a year ago, but it has lost much of its youthful structure and balance. Nice and tasty, but a bit past its prime.

Dec 25th, 2020