2023 Sandlands Vineyards Red Table Wine Contra Costa County, USA Johanneshof Reinisch Grape: Cinsault

Grape: Cinsault

the Duke of Estrees entrusted the Carthusians with a manuscript bearing a mysterious recipe made up of 130 plants that could give rise to an Elixir of long life"

shallow-soiled site that Colin-Morey notes can be demanding in warmer years but delivers tension when picked early

Estate-grown on a coastal parcel

and a vivid limestone snap

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Red Table Wine Contra Costa County, USA Johanneshof Reinisch Grape: Cinsault65% Carignane 35% Mataro planted in the 1920s Dehli blow sand (decomposed granite that has been deposited by wind and water) 7 barrels produced Plum, mediterranean herbs and leather. Rich, suave tannin. 13. 2% abv