Sandlands Sonoma Trousseau 2023 Georgia with delicate notes of melon

with delicate notes of melon

and a heap of Madagascar vanilla beans

Notes point toward cassis

Score references: Jeb Dunnuck 97–99

and a firm mineral core

Sandlands Sonoma Trousseau 2023 Georgia with delicate notes of melonThe Land The Sonoma Coast is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay country. Trousseau, a grape from France's Jura, is not what the region is known for. But at Bohan Vineyard, 1,400 feet above sea level and three miles from the Pacific Ocean, the conditions suit the variety precisely: gravelly loam over sandstone and shale, cool ocean air cutting through the hills all season, and the kind of bracing salinity that translates directly into the glass. At this