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2019 Racines, Wenzlau Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA

  • White
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - at best (Drink 2021 - 2026)
Antonio Galloni
94/100
Product: 20198139416

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2019 Racines, Wenzlau Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Maturity Ready - at best (2021 - 2026)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Racines Wines

Critics reviews

Antonio Galloni 94/100
The 2019 Chardonnay Wenzlau Family Vineyard is a compelling wine from this site. The pedigree is evident from the first taste. Orchard fruit, mint, white pepper and beams of salinity play off a distinctly phenolic feel. The Wenzlau is a rare Chardonnay of substance and power that very much captures the site's essence.Racines is the Sta. Rita Hills project headed by Etienne de Montille, Rodolphe Péters and Justin Willett. The wines are deep, layered and, not surprisingly, super-expressive regarding the site. The Pinots, in particular, tend to show notable breadth from a combination of a high percentage of stems, classic winemaking and relatively long ageing of around 19 months in barrel.Drink 2023 - 2031antonio_galloni, Vinous.com.com (June 2021)
Drink 2023 - 2031
Antonio Galloni, Vinous.com (Jun 2021)

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Racines Wines

Burgundian winemakers Étienne de Montille and Brian Sieve joined with Champagne’s Rodolphe Peters to form Racines, in California’s Santa Rita Hills.
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