Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 021226OFFER A small winery growing Sangiovese

A small winery growing Sangiovese since the 1620

while balancing with the sweet spice

This Chardonnay comes from eastern-facing vines with over 20 years of age

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

Organic winemaking at its most approachable and genuine

Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 021226OFFER A small winery growing SangioveseThese 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