2019 Racines Wines, Sainte-Rose Pinot Noir, Santa Rita Hills, California, USA
- Red
- Dry
- Medium Bodied
- Pinot Noir
- Allen Meadows
- 91/100
- Antonio Galloni
- 94/100
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Description
A slightly more deeply pitched nose blends similar fruit elements and more floral nuances. There is a bit more volume and mid-palate density to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavours that are a mix of seductiveness and punch, all wrapped in a sneaky long and equally refreshing finish. This is noticeably more complex and a wine that should repay mid-term keeping.
Drink 2026+
Allen Meadows, Burghound.com (April 2022)
Critics reviews
A slightly more deeply pitched nose blends similar fruit elements and more floral nuances. There is a bit more volume and mid-palate density to the attractively textured medium-bodied flavours that are a mix of seductiveness and punch, all wrapped in a sneaky long and equally refreshing finish. This is noticeably more complex and a wine that should repay mid-term keeping.
Drink 2026
The 2019 Pinot Noir Saint Rose is a new wine in this lineup. The 2019 blends the best barrels from Domaine de la Côte and La Encantada vineyards. Ripe red cherry, blood orange, spice, menthol and a good deal of savoriness from the 50% whole clusters are front and centre. Pliant and creamy, the 2019 is so expressive today. A few years in bottle should help the tannins soften.
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 2024 - 2034
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.
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