2011 Sandhi Wines Chardonnay Rita's Crown

Community Tasting Notes (31) Avg Score: 92.0 points

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  8/5/2023 - Robmcl920 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  My first wine from Sandhi, I found this impressive and in a perfect spot for drinking today. The wine was well balanced, with rich toast and ginger spice notes balanced by refreshing high acidity and minerality.
  
  On the nose, I found lemon, white floral tones, a bit of ginger / toast / sweet spices, with the wine also showing slightly reductive. On the palate, it was medium in body with a rich texture, but the richness was cut with high acidity and nice minerality towards the finish. I found white floral notes, toast, ginger, and sweet spices on the palate (a sort of toasted gingerbread like flavor profile I often get in Chardonnay), with a burst of salinity on the back end.

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  7/24/2022 - NiklasT Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Absolutely fantastic. Ripe yellow fruits and a super delicious shellfish-influenced minerality. The intensity in the nose is stunning. Guesses went straight to high-class Meursault. Served blind alongside B-M Corton Charlemagne 2011 and Sandhi clear winner at this point.

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  7/3/2020 - Cruzin Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Happily drank my way thru my stock of this wine over the last 6 years or so since I bought it. Energetic may be the best way to describe it. Elegant and mineral, balance. Really beautiful. Sadly my last bottle but no regrets, it has been fun.

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  4/7/2019 - Kemo Sabe Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Punches way above it weight. Awesome wine that could easily be mistaken for a white burgundy. Nuts, lees, lemons, complexity, tangy acidity. Such a great showing for $35 bottle. Bravo Raj Parr!

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  12/25/2018 - ny2sc Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Bright and cheery. Tasted like a bushel of apples with a splash of lemon. Went extremely well with antipasto.

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