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2019 Racines, Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA
- White
- Dry
- Full Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready - mature
(Drink 2021 - 2026)
- Jancis Robinson MW
- 16.5/20
- Allen Meadows
- 90/100
- Antonio Galloni
- 92/100
Product: 20198049841
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Description
A blend taken from all three single vineyard sites. Creamy, welcoming and expressive, the 2019 is delicious. With lemon meringue, peach yoghurt, tangerine, and white flowers, this perfectly balanced wine is ready for drinking.
Berry Bros. & Rudd
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - mature
(2021 - 2026)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Full Bodied
Producer Racines Wines
Critics reviews
Jancis Robinson MW 16.5/20
Full bottle 1,300 g Darker than most. Big and bold on the nose. Then really refreshing acidity with a green streak on the palate – definitely a successful riff on the California Chardonnay formula. Fine-grained texture. Really lively!
Drink 2022 - 2026
Allen Meadows 90/100
Soft but not imperceptible wood sets off smoky aromas of pear, apple and a white floral top note. The rich, suave, enveloping middle-weight flavours possess very good vibrancy that carries over to the nicely complex, balanced, and sneaky long finish. This could be enjoyed young or held for a few years in the hopes that more depth will gradually develop.
Drink from 2024 onward
Antonio Galloni 92/100
The 2019 Chardonnay Sta. Rita Hills cuvée is a wonderful wine and a terrific introduction to the Racines Chardonnays. Creamy and layered in the glass, the 2019 has so much to offer. Lemon confit, white flowers, mint, white pepper and crushed rocks lend brightness and energy. The Sta. Rita Hills cuvée is one of the hidden gems in the range. Vineyard sources are mostly Wenzlau with a touch of Domaine de la Côte.
Drink 2023 - 2031
About this wine
Sta. Rita Hills
Sta. Rita Hills is one of California’s most compelling cool-climate regions, celebrated for its Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, which are renowned for remarkable precision and poise. Nestled between the Purisima and Santa Rosa Hills, its east–west valleys funnel ocean breezes and fog inland, creating a long, temperate growing season that shapes wines of freshness, structure and unmistakable character.