Racines -- 2017 Sta. Rita Hills Cuvée Chardonnay -- Santa Barbara, CA with aging taking place in

with aging taking place in a very specific 85% stainless steel and 15% old barrels

which is a traditional style on both sides of the border

flowers and wet rocks on the nose

both a K or an S sound for the first syllable are correct pronunciations

that give no flavors of oak to the wine and allow less exposure to oxygen than smaller barrels

Racines -- 2017 Sta. Rita Hills Cuvée Chardonnay -- Santa Barbara, CA with aging taking place inRacines is a collaboration between three star winemakers, two French and one American: Etienne de Montille runs, along with his sister Alix, the iconic Domaine de Montille in Burgundy, Rodolphe Petrs runs Pierre Petrs Champagne, a perennial winner of Champagne competitions, and Justin Willett, owner winemaker of Tyler and winemaker for Wenzlau (whose Drawing Board Pinot Noir was in one of the first Kompas Club selections) and Lieu Dit. The Sta. Rita