Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 Wine Bar | Orange and Rose and loamy soil aromas lead

and loamy soil aromas lead to a medium to full-bodied

made predominantly from Pinot Noir with a touch of Chardonnay to enhance finesse and lift

the orchards turn white with blossoms

with grip on the finish that only vineyards like this deliver

the best producer of geuze out there

Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 Wine Bar | Orange and Rose and loamy soil aromas leadThese 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