Racines Grand Reserve Sparkling Chardonnay ['19 Base] NV CS20230731 where the soils are sandier

where the soils are sandier than the chalk of Ambonnay

Complex with dark fruit notes

this wine delivers chalkiness and an almost salty sensation that makes it incredibly tasty and refreshing—a modern expression of Rioja's potential for finesse

Praedium Ensamble de 7 is a Special Edition bottle

hints of floral

Racines Grand Reserve Sparkling Chardonnay ['19 Base] NV CS20230731 where the soils are sandierA Burgundy vigneron and a Champagne grower walked into Santa Barbara and decided to make sparkling wine. Racines is the joint project of Etienne de Montille and Brian Sieve, plus Rodolphe Peters of the great Le Mesnil house Pierre Peters, and the Grand Reserve is where the Champagne half of that brain trust really shows. It's a blanc de blancs, all Chardonnay, drawn from three of the Sta. Rita Hills' best cool climate sites: Wenzlau, Sanford &