Mandolina
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Mandolina 2007 Pinot Grigio (Santa Barbara County)
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- $14
What a beautiful Pinot Grigio. It’s fresh and crisp in coastal acidity, with a brilliantly clean mouthfeel framing delicious flavors of ripe peaches, pears, pineapples, honey, vanilla and cinnamon spice. Sommeliers: a great restaurant wine.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Mandolina 2002 Nebbiolo (Santa Barbara County)
- $24
A funny wine, maybe going through an awkward stage. It’s pale, light-bodied, silky, acidic and bone dry, with cherry, orange zest, root beer, kid leather and vanilla spice flavors. Resembles a decent Barbaresco at a young age. Seems a bit simple now, but could develop bottle complexity over the next five years.
— S.H.
(10/1/2007)
Mandolina 2001 Dolcetto (Santa Barbara County)
- $12
Opens with intricate and invitingly complex aromas of leather, grilled meat, black raspberries, cherries and sautéed mushrooms. Turns fruity in the mouth, with cherry and berry flavors and a sprinkling of spice. The tannins are easy.
— S.H.
(3/1/2004)
Mandolina 2007 Malvasia Bianca (Santa Barbara County)
- $16
With its pretty orange fruit, orange blossom, peach, vanilla and spice flavors, this lovely white wine is right on the border of dry and off-dry. With a rich edge of honey, it’s balanced by crisp acidity.
— S.H.
(11/15/2008)
Mandolina 2008 Malvasia Bianca (Santa Barbara County)
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- $18
A very pretty, polished white wine. Slightly sweet in honey, it’s crisp and clean in orange, gardenia flower and vanilla flavors. Nice on its own, or with fresh fruits.
— S.H.
(8/1/2009)
Mandolina 2007 Dolcetto (Santa Barbara County)
- $17
This workhorse Italian variety is rustic, dry and acidic. It has cherry flavors, but the tannins are soft. Reminds you of an inexpensive Chianti.
— S.H.
(7/1/2009)
Mandolina 2002 Rosato Rosé (Santa Barbara County)
- $12
An uncomplicated and zippy little wine that pours a pretty coppery-red color and smells like freshly picked strawberries. The strawberry and raspberry flavors are peppery-spicy, and there’s a tiny amount of sweetness to offset the acidity. VALUE.
— S.H.
(3/1/2004)
Mandolina 2004 Pinot Grigio (Santa Barbara County)
- $14
A little sweet on the finish, but otherwise a nice sipper, with citrus, nectarine and peach flavors balanced with good acidity. If that finish were totally dry, it would be a heck of a wine.
— S.H.
(2/1/2006)
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