Sandlands "Red Table Wine" Lodi, California 2022

Equal parts Cinsault, Carignane, and Zinfandel.

The Sandlands "Red Table Wine" is a balanced, complex red blend with brisk acidity and just the right amount of tannins. Lots of structure and depth as well — think Beaujolais or a beautiful bistro wine. Bright and fresh on the palate with flavors of cool crunchy red and blue fruits, crushed flowers, cranberry, black tea, apricot, sweet tobacco, herbs, and earth.

Sandlands is the personal project of Tegan Passalacqua of Turley Vineyards. The line-up encompasses the forgotten classic California varieties, primarily grown in decomposed granite (sand), from regions and vineyards that have been farmed for many generations but have remained the outliers of California viticulture.