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Sandhill Small Lots Sangiovese 2017

Sandhill Small Lots Sangiovese 2017
Sandhill Small Lots Sangiovese 2017

Okanagan Valley British Columbia BC V.Q.A., Canada



Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 7
 
Price: $35.00
Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 14.4%
 

Drink: 2021-2026

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Sandhill

Craig Haynes rated this wine as 91/100 with the following review:

The 2017 Sandhill Small Lots Sangiovese is a contemplative, understated and captivatingly delicious expression of this Italian varietal. Goodness is happening here.

Harvested from a single vineyard, this red’s low key, charismatic aromas evoke red berries and cherries, red berry sweets as well as hints of sweet cedar, bitter dark chocolate and baking spices. This creation from British Columbia, Canada’s Okanagan Valley appellation is medium bodied and feels pleasingly desert dry with gently pulling tannins, modest acidity and a minutes long finish. Its flavours - compact and impactful – have a ripe red berries and herbaceous focus.

Sandhill encourages people to decant their Sangiovese so that oxygen can expand its aroma + flavour profile. This recommendation is sound advice for this 2017 offering, however, as you enjoy this bottle consider decanting small portions for different intervals of time so that you can experience this red’s profile as it develops. I wish I had second bottle so that I could cellar it for 12 to 24 months.

I’d serve this one with hard Italian cheeses.

Reviewed December 2021
 

  


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