Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 021226OFFER crunchy and persistent tannins

crunchy and persistent tannins

The meticulous selection of the Crus - including historical cornerstones such as Dizy

To eat or not to eat: that is the question

A small winery growing Sangiovese since the 1620

This Chardonnay comes from eastern-facing vines with over 20 years of age

Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 021226OFFER crunchy and persistent tanninsThese are the oldest Chardonnay vines in the Sta. Rita Hills, planted at Sanford & Benedict in 1971, back when the idea of great California Chardonnay this far south was borderline eccentric. Racines the Burgundian team of Etienne de Montille and Brian Sieve farms a parcel of that original planting on a gently north facing slope of thin shale and chert soils. The winemaking is deliberately restrained: fermentation across puncheons, barrels and