Sandlands Mataro (Contra Costa County) 2019

Red
Contra Costa, United States
7.7
WineSaint

Cedar, tobacco and black pepper emerge gradually, revealing the intensity these century-old Contra Costa vines deliver. Built with serious backbone and earthy minerality that speaks to the vineyard's heritage.

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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.

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