Sandlands Carignane (Contra Costa County) 2020
Red
Contra Costa, United States
7.6
WineSaint
Inky black fruit and warm spice emerge from these weathered Contra Costa vines with impressive depth. Coffee, dried herbs and violet notes build through the mid-palate. Structured tannins grip the finish with authority. Give this two years to soften and integrate.
black fruitcoffeedried herbsviolet
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.