Racines Wenzlau Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2021
Racines Wenzlau Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay
Region: California, USA
Vintage: 2021
Bottle size: 75cl
Grape: Chardonnay
ABV: 13%
The wine opens on notes of lemon marmalade, white flowers and white pepper on the nose. The palate is creamy and layered with brightness and energy with a long, saline finish.
Alongside their ten-hectare home vineyard, planted between 2018 and 2020 on land that had previously been used for livestock, they source fruit from a long-term lease of the ‘Wenzlau’ vineyard
Racines is a collaboration between Étienne de Montille of Domaine de Montille in Volnay and American-born winemaker Brian Sieve. A combination of world-famous vineyards and world-class winemaking makes this one of California’s most exciting, modern winemaking projects.
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