The year's final drop of Tegan Passalacqua's Sandlands is here, with wines from his home vineyard and his trademark Chenin Blanc.

Plus! Bits of library wines, for a rare opportunity to see these (very old) vines with age.

The head winemaker at Cali reference point Turley for over two decades, Tegan Passalacqua started Sandlands as a more personal exploration into some of California's unknown corners. Working with some of the country's oldest vines and in some cases, more rarely seen varietals, his signature is fresh fruit balanced by vinosity.

The best mix of joyful and intellectual, these are consistently some of the most delicious wines every vintage, yet still wildly affordable for what's in the bottle.

2023 Release:

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Amador County Chenin Blanc, California, $30
Perhaps his most sought-after wine; barrel fermented Chenin from old (planted in 1979) dry farmed vines in Amador County.

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Zinfandel Lodi, California, $33
From Tegan's home vineyard, planted in 1915.

2023 Sandlands Red Table Wine Lodi, California, $35
A blend meant to fully express Lodi county with equal parts from three vineyards: Bechtold (Cinsault planted 1886), Spenker Ranch (Carignane planted 1900) and Kirschenmann (Zinfandel planted 1915).

2023 Sandlands Red Table Wine Contra Costa County, California, $35
A blend meant to fully express Contra Costa county with 65% Carignane and 35% Mataro planted in the 1920s in deep, pure sand.

2023 Sandlands Cinsault Lodi, California, $35
Arguably the world's oldest Cinsault plantings, from Bechthold vineyard in Lodi (planted in 1886). It's a fun reminder that Tegan is also the masterful hand behind Turley's iconic Cinsault.

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane Lodi, $32
Carignane from an own-rooted vineyard planted in 1900 on the west side of Lodi's Mokelumne River AVA.

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Contra Costa County, $40
Carignane planted in the 1920s in deep, pure sand.

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Contra Costa County Mataro, California, $40
Mataro (Mourvèdre) from 100+ year old vines in Contra Costa County.

2023 Sandlands Vineyards San Benito County Mataro, California, $41
Mataro (Mourvèdre) from own-rooted vines planted in 1923 in San Benito County's limestone-rich soils.

2023 Sandlands Vineyards Syrah, Santa Lucia Highlands, California, $42
Syrah from Soberanes Vineyard, planted in sandy loam with quartz and granite.

Library Wines:

This is a rare opportunity to see these wines with a bit of age, plus several cuvées which don't normally make it to the east coast:
 
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Zinfandel, Lodi, $45
2022 Sandlands Vineyards Cinsault, Lodi, $45 
2022 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Lodi, $40
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Lodi, $40
2020 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane Lodi, USA
2019 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane Lodi, $45
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Mataro, Contra Costa County, $40
2022 Sandlands Vineyards Mataro, Contra Costa County, $40
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Mataro, Napa Valley, $40
2022 Sandlands Vineyards Mataro, San Benito County, California, $45
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Mataro, San Benito County, California, $50
2022 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Contra Costa County, $40
2020 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Contra Costa County, $45
2019 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Contra Costa County, $45
2018 Sandlands Vineyards Carignane, Contra Costa County, $50
2022 Sandlands Vineyards Cinsault Kirschenmann Vineyard, Lodi, $40
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Red Table Wine, Contra Costa County, $38
2019 Sandlands Vineyards Red Table Wine, Contra Costa County, $40
2021 Sandlands Vineyards Syrah, Santa Lucia Highlands, $45
2019 Sandlands Vineyards 'Santa Clara' Grenache, Besson Vineyard, $50

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