2021 Racines 'Sta. Rita Hills Cuvee' Chardonnay, California, USA Julian Haart The fermentation was spontaneous and

The fermentation was spontaneous and relied on indigenous yeasts

Chenin Blanc is a variety that Mick has always wanted to work with but was waiting for the right vineyard to land in his lap

the Murphy family acquired an ideal unplanted 200-acre property in the hills of the Santa Maria Valley

Red Columbia Valley

2021 Racines 'Sta. Rita Hills Cuvee' Chardonnay, California, USA Julian Haart The fermentation was spontaneous andThis Chardonnay emerges from a collaboration between Burgundys tienne de Montille, Champagnes Rodolphe Pters, and Santa Barbaras Justin Willettuniting winemaking finesse with California terroir. Its crafted from estate and contracted parcels (Wenzlau, La Rinconada, Bentrock) in the cool Sta. Rita Hills AVA. The wine sees 11 months in 20% new French oak followed by five months on lees in stainless steel.