Sandhi 2022 Chardonnay, Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, Sta. Rita Hills

Hailing from 50-year-old vines on their own roots, this cuvée is transparent and focused, a portal into the most famed of Santa Rita Hills’ windswept sites. The nose is oceanic, a mix of salty citrus, chalk and baked nuts that meets levity and a lightly baked quality on the palate. The wine sings with nerve and acidity but concentration just the same. Its unapologetically mineral backbone provides the perfect canvas for a linear, balanced Chardonnay. This bottling shows both the cool vintage and coastal terror