Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 extra-brut-selection Traditional wild yeast fermentation in

Traditional wild yeast fermentation in stainless steel and foudre (20%) followed by lees aging with bâtonnage for six months

refreshing finish with subtle pastry notes emerging as it unfolds in the glass

and Meyer lemon

they would magnify Glenmorangie’s creamy character

Racines Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020 extra-brut-selection Traditional wild yeast fermentation inThese 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