Sandlands Mataro (Contra Costa County) 2017
Red
Contra Costa, United States
7.9
WineSaint
Inky and concentrated, with remarkable power from Del Barba's 1922 plantings. Wild herbs, dark fruit and mineral notes flow with impressive depth. The tannins are ripe yet structured, giving this distinctive Mataro real presence and gravitas.
wild herbsdark fruitmineralblack olive
Label
Sandlands
→Tegan Passalacqua's Sandlands focuses on old-vine California varieties, particularly from Lodi and Contra Costa County, making low-intervention wines from Carignan, Mataro, Trousseau, and Syrah that reward serious attention.