TN: 2015 Sandlands Trousseau (USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast)

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  • 2015 Sandlands Trousseau - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (8/19/2017)
    Ethereal wine. Very light in color, almost with a tinge of orange. Beautiful nose of strawberries and roses. Silky mouthfeel. Flavors of berries and herbs linger on the palate for a long time. My only complaint is that I was just allocated two of these wines. I’d order this by the case if I could.

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Thanks for the note, I’m trying to hold on to mine as long as I can.

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Nice. I am drinking a 2015 Carignan as I type. Notes later.

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Look forward to hearing about this one.

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Nice and intriguing notes Tom. Only heard about the varietal called AKA Bastardo, but not sampled. I will have to try a Trousseau for the first time.

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Thanks for the note!!

I only purchased the Mataro and Carignan this last offering. I am too pumped about these to adopt any new grape obsessions!

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Great note Tom, thx – was this your first time with the Trousseau?

I’m pretty sure we all feel the same way!!!

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Just had this last night and was going to post a TN tomorrow with a few others. No better time than the present :slight_smile:

Lovely forward flavors of cherry, strawberry and cranberry. The fruit is sweet but the wine is not. Meaning that it is a beautiful combination of perfectly ripe fruit with plenty of acidity to carry it. Mix in some subtle floral notes and a touch of tannin on the long finish makes this a joy to drink.
Went really well with roast chicken and pork chop au jus. Only problem, this was my only bottle, like Tom this is an easy case purchase!

Tom

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There are very few wines I would want a case of, and this is not one of them. I would rather wait and try each and every new vintage to see how they change, what is the same and what is different. This is a beautiful wine, bu I am Happy with two!

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That Trousseau is special!