Sandlands Syrah (Santa Lucia Highlands) 2023
Red
Santa Lucia Highlands, United States
8.2
WineSaint
Wild herbs and black olive tapenade meld with dark plum and blackberry in this compelling whole-stem fermented Syrah. The 12.8% alcohol belies serious concentration and grip. Savory complexity dominates, with crushed sage and cracked pepper threading through the dense fruit core. Needs several years to fully integrate.
black olivedark plumsagecracked pepper
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.