2021 Racines 'Sta. Rita Hills Cuvee' Chardonnay, California, USA Julian Haart fermented with indigenous yeasts

fermented with indigenous yeasts

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

The fermentation was spontaneous and relied on indigenous yeasts

Pierre likes to use both 228L and 350L barrels and prefers the wines to age slowly

2021 Racines 'Sta. Rita Hills Cuvee' Chardonnay, California, USA Julian Haart fermented with indigenous yeastsThis 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.