{"id":2930,"date":"2018-11-15T19:36:29","date_gmt":"2018-11-15T19:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/?p=2930"},"modified":"2018-12-01T21:27:52","modified_gmt":"2018-12-01T21:27:52","slug":"sandhi-pinot-noir-2016-santa-rita-as-it-should-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/2018\/11\/15\/sandhi-pinot-noir-2016-santa-rita-as-it-should-be\/","title":{"rendered":"SANDHI PINOT NOIR 2016: SANTA RITA AS IT SHOULD BE"},"content":{"rendered":"

As the old saying goes, nothing is perfect.\u00a0 Now all of that may have changed with the advent of the \u2018100 point scale\u2019 which occasionally has wines awarded 100 points.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t 100 points on a \u2018100 point’ scale, well, perfection?\u00a0 In theory it would seem so, but what defines perfection?\u00a0 Simply it is the ability to fulfill all of the parameters in the best possible way.\u00a0 But it is also relevant to understand that someone has to decide what those parameters are<\/em>.\u00a0 Obviously you can\u2018t judge Pinot Noir and Chardonnay by the same standard.<\/p>\n

Even with the same varietal, there are stylistic preferences that some might judge more enthusiastically than others.\u00a0 The origins also make a difference.\u00a0 Willamette Pinots, those from Russian River, Santa Rita Hills or Santa Lucia Highlands each have their own charm, but they also have long-established traits that define their appellation.\u00a0\u00a0All have very different profiles.<\/p>\n

So that being said, within the very specific subset of Santa Rita Hills, it doesn\u2019t get much better than the Sandhi Pinot Noir Santa Rita 2016<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong>Beautifully orchestrated throughout, this is a textbook example of the appellation like few we have ever seen.\u00a0\u00a0The aromatics show the cool dark red fruits, rhubarb, and wild herbs.\u00a0 In the mouth there is plenty of refined, well-meshed, ample cranberry and mulberry fruit, a tapestry of earth, anise, and touches of oak in the finish.<\/p>\n

To quote Antonio Galloni of Vinous Media,“… the 2016 Pinot Noir (Sta. Rita Hills) is positively stellar. Powerful and deep in the glass, with unusual depth, the 2016 has so much to offer. There is a level of sheer richness I have never seen in this bottling before. Blue and purplish berry fruit, lavender and spice flavors are all amped up. This is a very serious wine at the appellation level. Then again, the core of this wine is now composed of vineyards that belong to Domaine de la C\u00f4te. If there is one wine that over delivers big time in 2016, Sandhi’s Santa Rita Hills Pinot is it. Don’t miss it…93 Points! “<\/em><\/p>\n

In any case, we haven\u2019t experienced a better standard-bearer for the appellation than this one.\u00a0 If you are a fan of the Santa Rita Hills, this wine hits all<\/em> the right notes.\u00a0 Does that mean perfection? Under a certain set of parameters, maybe so.\u00a0 But at the very least, it\u2019s seriously good, \u2018Burgundy styled\u2019 Pinot Noir crafted by guys (Rajat Parr and Sashi Moorman) that have great experience with real <\/em>Burgundy, and, at $29.98, delivers a lot of value on a wine that plays at a high level.\u00a0 Like the man said, ‘don’t miss it!’<\/p>\n

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As the old saying goes, nothing is perfect.\u00a0 Now all of that may have changed with the advent of the \u2018100 point scale\u2019 which occasionally has wines awarded 100 points.\u00a0 Isn\u2019t 100 points on a \u2018100 point’ scale, well, perfection?\u00a0 In theory it would seem so, but what defines perfection?\u00a0 Simply it is the ability … Continue reading “SANDHI PINOT NOIR 2016: SANTA RITA AS IT SHOULD BE”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[17],"tags":[94,429,430,97,427,428],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2930"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2980,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2930\/revisions\/2980"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.winex.com\/stockreport\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}