Former Kiefer Ranch. A cuvée dedicated to the late Marcy Kiefer.
A vibrant pale ruby color. The minerality of crushed granite and Asian spices are impressive. The flavors of blackberries and ripe cranberries are accented with white pepper and woody aromas. The tannins are well-balanced and the wine has a good balance of flavors. Great acid balance.
Sandler Wines are produced in San Francisco by owner and winemaker Ed Kurtzman. Ed's journey into winemaking began with a job working in a wine shop while attending the University of Massachusetts Amerset. He soon realized this was his calling and moved to California to pursue wine, immediately enrolling in the Enology program at Fresno State University. After graduating, he gained experience at Bernardus in Carmel, Sharon Vineyard, and other vineyards, before taking on the role of head winemaker at Testarossa Winery, where his mastery of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay quickly garnered widespread attention. He eventually became a consulting winemaker with notable winery clients such as Fort Ross, Freeman, Loar, and Mansfield Dunne, and partnered with August West before founding his own brand, Sandler, in 2003. Sandler purchases quality grapes from trusted growers and farms, including Bien Nacido in the Santa Maria Valley and Kiefer Ranch in the Russian River Valley, and produces small batches of Pinot Noir, Syrah, Zinfandel and Grenache.
Rusty Gaffney of Pinot File, a wine rating organization that specializes in Pinot Noir, said of Ed, "There are many multi-label winemakers in California, but no Pinot Noir winemaker I know of can match the résumé of winemaker Ed Kurtzman."
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