Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 021226OFFER The meticulous selection of the

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

crunchy and persistent tannins

Luis Rodriguez's "Escolma"—meaning selection—represents the pinnacle of his quest to resurrect Ribeiro's nearly extinct native grapes

while balancing with the sweet spice

Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 021226OFFER The meticulous selection of theThese 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