2018 | Racines | Bentrock Vineyard Chardonnay

Introduction

White Wine: 2018 | Racines | Bentrock Vineyard Chardonnay

Pale ruby-purple in color, it features rhubarb and raspberry preserves with nuances of tangerine, rooibos tea leaves and cast iron.

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Producer: Racines

Ratings: D | 97

Vintage: 2018

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: United States, California

Pale ruby-purple in color, it features rhubarb and raspberry preserves with nuances of tangerine, rooibos tea leaves and cast iron.

Reviews:

• Decanter: One of the finest Chardonnay examples produced in Santa Barbara County, if not California in its entirety. This has a striking, dramatic minerality that vaults from the glass and only ever gains in intensity with exposure to air. The palate is full, layered and high-toned while steering clear of either shrillness or thickness. The finish is both explosive and poised; a truly recalibrating California Chardonnay for those still skeptical of what can be achieved here.

Producer Information

Racines is first a collaborationthe creative and rigorous output of four great voices of wine. Justin Willett of Tyler Winery has been joined in his home appellation, the Sta. Rita Hills, by tienne de Montille and Brian Sieve of Domaine de Montille and our own Rodolphe Pters of Pierre Pters. Together, they are marrying the time-honored techniques of Burgundy and Champagne with the pioneering energy of Californiaand, in the process, they are rediscovering the nuances of the appellations most iconic vineyards. Following the consolidation of Domaine de Montille, a family estate that dates back to the 1730s, tienne de Montille looked to California, eager for an opportunity to engage new terroir with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as his lens. In 2016 he set off on a month of travel among the states myriad appellations, meeting their winemakers, tasting their wines. In short order it became apparent that the promise he was seeking lay in the Sta. Rita Hillsand the partner for such ambition was already there. By 2016 Justin Willett, a son of Santa Barbara and career winemaker, had over a decade of experience coaxing forth the character of the regions best vineyards. tienne and Justin turned to compelling vineyard blocks that Justin had long coveted, and together they have presented refreshing new entries in the most important discussions of the appellation. And then, of course, theres Rodolphe Pters. In 2018, Rodolphe joined Racines in deepening their understanding of Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay. Their first sparkling wines, now en tirage, are likely to debut in late autumn.