Sandlands Chenin Blanc Amador County 2019
White
Amador County, United States
8.0
WineSaint
Explosive aromatics of lime zest, crushed stone and white flowers leap from the glass. The palate shows striking delineation, with Nashi pear and wet limestone driving through a taut, nervy frame. Amador fruit transformed into something Loire-like in its precision and mineral drive.
lime zestcrushed stoneNashi pearwet limestone
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.