David White

9.3

Smooth as silk with well integrated tannins great balance and long satisfying finish.
Excellent package and never seen so many consistent scores from the punters. Although James Halliday rated it 94 pts and Vivino 4.3 — 3 days ago

Austin Hohnke

9.0

Easy and charming. — 2 months ago

Jay Kline

9.2

Popped and poured; enjoyed over the course of two days. Delicious throughout. The 2016 Contra Costa County pours a deep, slightly hazy garnet/purple with an opaque core; medium viscosity with moderate staining of the tears and signs of light sediment. On the nose, the wine is developing with notes of ripe and tart, mostly black and blue fruit: blackberries, blueberries, plums, Montmorency cherry, purple flowers, black pepper, dry gravelly earth. On the palate, the wine is dry with medium+ tannin and medium+ acid. Confirming the notes from the nose. The finish is medium+. I’m very happy to have holed away some bottles from the first few years of Sandlands. Not only do I believe these older vintages are showing well, but I also believe his newer vintages will be even better. Drink now through 2031. — 7 months ago

Henry Fuseler

9.2

1/2026. Nice Shiraz. Good fruit with some chocolate. Bold and nice on the palate. — a month ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

12/2025. Bold and smooth. Nice on the palate. Paired well with the dry aged ribeye at Halls Chophouse. — 2 months ago

Ceccherini Cristiano

9.2

No formal notes.
I had during a little bossanova jazz concert that truly blew me away, specifically more for the location than for the music.
We were in a very cosy backyard.
The wine definitely kept me warm cause it was freeezing🥶
Top of my head it was juicy, round and very friendly. LoFi wine.
I would buy another bottle..it wasn't expensive.
I actually bought it 8n the middle of nowhere in Northern Rivers, Burringar🙄 — 7 months ago

romo

9.2

Called Montepulciano. Grippy still with sweet basil and sweeter fruit. — 2 months ago

Austin Hohnke

9.2

Aged to perfection. Last glass drinking well after being open nearly a week! — a month ago

Vasanth Balakrishnan

9.0

14 year old #mataro aged at a famous steakhouse. Substantial acidity up front, blackberry pie, warming spices and just an undertone of fig fruit from the time in bottle. Tannins must have been fierce upon release but now they are firm and well-integrated. Delicious. — 3 months ago

Todd Anderson

9.2

I really enjoyed this bottle. It evolved steadily, improving, over a few hours. I had it on pizza night but it could easily pair well with heartier fare. Enjoy now or over the next 5+ years. — 8 months ago