Racines Bentrock Chardonnay

Pale straw in colour with golden hues. The bouquet brings with it, purity and translucence giving way to crushed rocks, lemon confit, white flowers and mint aromas. The palate is sculpted with soaring aromatics and vibrant saline accents build into the regal notes of white pepper and pear. The finish is both explosive and poised.

Racines is a collaboration led by Étienne de Montille and Brian Sieve of Burgundy and Rodolphe Péters of Champagne. Étienne and Brian had been on an exploratory trip to California and Oregon in search of a place where they could put down roots for a initial project beyond of France. In the Santa Rita Hills, they found the precision and finesse they were looking for. A year later Rodolphe Péters, with a similar intent, joined to create a range of sparkling wines, also from the Santa Rita Hills. The team came together to join their individual experiences in hand-crafting wines of purity and transparency to create a range of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the cool climate of the Sta. Rita Hills in California. Racines represents the coming together of all that is wondrous about Burgundy, Champagne and California.