2020 Racines Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard Sta. Rita Hills (1,500ml)

Terroir

Botella clay loam full of chert & shale

Viticulture

A combination of three parcels throughout the famous Sanford & Benedict vineyard. Two of the plantings, from the 70s and 80s are
responsible for the dark, deep core of this wine. The third piece, Block 13, own-rooted plantings from 1971, brings the elegance and
floral lift.

Vinification

PRODUCTION
In the cellar, over two thirds whole cluster is retained and fermented with a combination of foulage and pigeage before being put to 228L barriques, with thirty percent new barrels, for 19 months before bottling.

ELEVAGE
19 months - 30% new French oak

Winery Description

Racines is a collaboration between two classic houses from France, led by vignerons Étienne de Montille and Brian Sieve of Burgundy and Rodolphe Péters of Champagne. The team came together to join their individual experiences in hand-crafting wines of purity and transparency to create a range of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the cool climate of the Sta. Rita Hills in California.

The project is the first venture for Étienne and Rodolphe beyond France and represents the coming together of all that is wonderful about Burgundy, Champagne and California.

These wines confirm something many have long suspected: that if you are looking to make terroir driven, elegant, balanced wines in the new world, then Sta. Rita Hills is the place.