Racines 2019 Chardonnay SRH
2019 Racines Chardonnay Santa Rita Hills
San Francisco Wine Panel Score 94 Points
Notably Burgundy-like in style if a hint youthfully reticent, this fine wine opens with airing to reveal deftly harmonized aromas of baked apple, dried golden mulberry and honey, with mineral undercurrents. In the mouth it is sleek, yet tongue-coating, as honey and hazelnut join apple, golden mulberry, preserved lemon and slate notes all of which linger with structured elegance. Already a fine dinner wine, if not over chilled, it should grow in dimension over the next eighteen months.
Vineyards:
A blend of chardonnay from the sites we work with in the Santa Rita Hills, the majority coming from La Mesa Vineyard and the Wenzlau Vineyard. La Mesa Vineyard, which sits to the very western edge of the Sta. Rita Hills, is leased to us by Domaine de La Côte. Wenzlau Vineyard, which is part of our estate holdings, sits surrounded by Rita’s Crown, Mt. Carmel, and Sea Smoke Vineyards, on a steep, dramatic hillside just above the Santa Ynez River and across from the famed Sanford & Benedict Vineyard.
Barrel Aging:
11 months - 10% new French oak - 5 months in stainless steel
Cases Produced:
1667 Cases
