Sandhi Wines

Mt. Carmel Chardonnay

9.211 ratings
9.23 pro ratings
Sta. Rita Hills, Central Coast, California, USA
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Sarah Bray

Med plus aromas, rich and fruit forward nose: peaches, stone fruit, wet stone; palate is ripe and round with a persistent minerality and freshness that really lifts the wine, finishes long .

Med plus aromas, rich and fruit forward nose: peaches, stone fruit, wet stone; palate is ripe and round with a persistent minerality and freshness that really lifts the wine, finishes long .

Sep 27th, 2015
S.S. Mandani

Caramel, butterscotch, burnt sugar, faint lychee/ripe apple, slight flint on the nose.

Tasted this at Sandhi’s tasting room in Lompoc and fell in love with this taut, flinty, mineral pracific sea breeze driven chard.

Acid remains racy and a pleasurable line of intensity on the palate. Fruit notes of green apple and the freshness of blades of grass are now subtly, beautifully fading into an after-the-rain-like petrichor that is lovely.

A flintiness handshakes a butteriness in terms of front texture and finish, lingering for a while. Secondary and tertiary notes of age are alive and brimming. Almondy.

Good. Great. Some more please.

Caramel, butterscotch, burnt sugar, faint lychee/ripe apple, slight flint on the nose.

Tasted this at Sandhi’s tasting room in Lompoc and fell in love with this taut, flinty, mineral pracific sea breeze driven chard.

Acid remains racy and a pleasurable line of intensity on the palate. Fruit notes of green apple and the freshness of blades of grass are now subtly, beautifully fading into an after-the-rain-like petrichor that is lovely.

A flintiness handshakes a butteriness in terms of front texture and finish, lingering for a while. Secondary and tertiary notes of age are alive and brimming. Almondy.

Good. Great. Some more please.

Apr 3rd, 2026
Jeff Orlowski

Full bodied Chardonnay with melted butter on the nose, balanced, smooth. Apricots, lemon on palate. Nice.

Full bodied Chardonnay with melted butter on the nose, balanced, smooth. Apricots, lemon on palate. Nice.

Nov 6th, 2020
Aaron Rankin

Supple, round nose of luscious stone fruits and light butterscotch. Long lingering zippy mouthfeel with a strong presence of wet stones and lemon curd.

Supple, round nose of luscious stone fruits and light butterscotch. Long lingering zippy mouthfeel with a strong presence of wet stones and lemon curd.

Oct 15th, 2016
James Knoblich

Sandhi 2013 Mt. Carmel Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills. Flavors of citrus & honey with a nice finish.

Sandhi 2013 Mt. Carmel Chardonnay, Sta. Rita Hills. Flavors of citrus & honey with a nice finish.

Sep 3rd, 2015
Ronnie Sanders

Owner/Importer Vine Street Imports

9.3

Ronnie had this 8 years ago

Ronnie had this 8 years ago

Sep 9th, 2018
Christopher A. Weed

Director of Operations/Wine Specialist Spectrum Wine Auctions

9.1

Christopher had this 11 years ago

Christopher had this 11 years ago

Sep 20th, 2015
Stephen Digaetano

Stephen had this 6 years ago

Stephen had this 6 years ago

Jan 26th, 2020
Stephen Digaetano

Stephen had this 8 years ago

Stephen had this 8 years ago

Jun 17th, 2018
Stephen Digaetano

Stephen had this 8 years ago

Stephen had this 8 years ago

Jun 2nd, 2018