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Sanguis 2009 Six White Horses Syrah

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Price $75

Winemaker Matthias Pippig brings Syrah to a whole new level with this stunningly dramatic bottling. Don’t worry about the California appellation, a peculiarity of the winery’s ownership. It’s made entirely from Santa Barbara grapes, namely from Watch Hill in Los Alamos and Bien Nacido in Santa Maria Valley. The intensity of fruit defies description. It suggests… — S.H. (2/1/2013)

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Sanguis 2006 As The Crow Flies Syrah

Price $75

Nearly all Syrah, with a splash of Viognier, this wine comes from some of the best vineyards in the Santa Ynez and Los Alamos Valleys, including the Happy Canyon area. It’s a dramatic glass of red wine, bone dry and fairly tannic, with vast, intricate flavors of blackberries, black currants, teriaki beef, cherries, red licorice, cola, dark chocolate and toast. The… — S.H. (2/1/2011)

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Sanguis 2008 Fractured Flowers Viognier

Price $60

This 100% Viognier was grown in the Bien Nacido Vineyard. It’s bone dry, crisp in acidity and firm in wet stone minerals, while the rich fruit flavors suggest fresh, juicy citron, quince and sweet lime. Just wonderful, a bracing, pure, clean and pure example of a variety that can often be fussy. — S.H. (2/1/2011)

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Sanguis 2007 The Oracle of Delphi Syrah

Price $85

A brilliant Syrah, showing its cool-climate origins with a burst of white pepper. Much of the fruit comes from the Bien Nacido Vineyard, and the Syrah contains 4% Viognier. Firm tannins and fine acidity give this delicious wine structure, but it’s mostly notable for the extraordinary depth and length of its blackberry, currant, teriaki beef, mushroom and cedar… — S.H. (2/1/2011)

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Sanguis 2007 The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea Red

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Price $75

So rich and complex, so decadently delicious, you want to drink the whole bottle. Takes the blackberries and black currants of Cabernet Sauvignon, merges them with Syrah’s bacon and pepper, flirts with Grenache’s cherries, and then uplifts it all with Viognier’s citrusy brightness and acidity. A compelling wine that will hold through 2013. — S.H. (2/1/2011)

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Sanguis 2009 Gravity Red (Santa Barbara County)

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Price $70

Sanguis combines its signature of exceptional power with finesse, producing a wine that is so dramatic as to defy belief. Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon provide the blackberry jam and chocolate richness, while Viognier brings a bright floral note, and even Roussanne has something to say by way of orange tartness. New oak is evident, but perfectly in balance with the… — S.H. (2/1/2013)

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Sanguis 2008 The Narrow & Straight White

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Price $60

A massive wine, just tremendous. Made from 97% Chardonnay and 3% Viognier, it’s extraordinarily rich and concentrated in grilled pineapple, pear, peach and lime flavors, with a coating of sweet, vanilla-scented crême brûlée. There’s an authoritative minerality all the way through that grounds and sustains the fruit. The grapes come from warmer vineyards throughout… — S.H. (2/1/2011)

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Sanguis 2005 Kubernetes Syrah

Price $75

One hundred percent Syrah from the Watch Hill Vineyard, in the Los Alamos Valley section of Santa Barbara County. It’s very new-oaky now, with an explosion of buttered toast, char, vanilla and wood tannins. Underneath is a funky red wine just waiting to emerge. Already showing notes of bacon, teriaki beef and massively ripe blackberries. A helluva wine, impressive… — S.H. (2/1/2011)

Most Reviewed Designations

Acromion As The Crow Flies Backseat Betty Bossman Endangered Species Fractured Flowers Gravity Infidels Kubernetes Las Mujeres The Ballad of John Henry (r.i.p.) The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea

Most Reviewed Varietals

Chardonnay Red Blend Rhône-style Red Blend Syrah Viognier White Blend

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