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2019 Racines, Bentrock Chardonnay, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA
- White
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Chardonnay
Ready - mature
(Drink 2021 - 2026)
- Allen Meadows
- 93/100
- Antonio Galloni
- 96/100
Product: 20198049854
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Description
There is enough wood to notice framing the smoky aromas of poached pear, apple, citrus and acacia blossom. There is an almost painful intensity to the sleek, linear and beautifully delineated flavours that deliver first-rate length on the very dry and impressively persistent finish. This is really very stylish, indeed even classy, and a wine that should repay mid-term cellaring—lovely juice and worth a special search to find.
Drink from 2026 onward
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (April 2022)
Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2019
Alcohol % 13%
Maturity Ready - mature
(2021 - 2026)
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Racines Wines
Critics reviews
Allen Meadows 93/100
There is enough wood to notice framing the smoky aromas of poached pear, apple, citrus and acacia blossom. There is an almost painful intensity to the sleek, linear and beautifully delineated flavours that deliver first-rate length on the very dry and impressively persistent finish. This is really very stylish, indeed even classy, and a wine that should repay mid-term cellaring—lovely juice and worth a special search to find.
Drink from 2026 onward
Antonio Galloni 96/100
A gorgeous wine, the 2019 Chardonnay Bentrock Vineyard dazzles with its purity and translucence. Crushed rocks, lemon confit, white flowers and mint give the 2019 a brilliant, sculpted personality. Soaring aromatics and bright saline accents build into the regal finish.
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 - 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.