Racines - Sta Rita Hills 'Sainte-Rose' Pinot Noir Red 2019
Red
2019
California
Santa Rita Hills
Pinot Noir
Organic
Tasting Notes & Ratings
Grape
100% Pinot Noir
Tasting notes
The 2019 Pinot Noir Saint Rose is a new wine in this lineup. The 2019 blends the best barrels from Domaine de la Côte and La Encantada vineyards. Ripe red cherry, blood orange, spice, menthol and a good deal of savoriness from the 50% whole clusters are front and centre. Pliant and creamy, the 2019 is so expressive today. A few years in bottle should help the tannins soften.
Racines is the Sta. Rita Hills project headed by Etienne de Montille, Rodolphe Péters and Justin Willett. The wines are deep, layered and, not surprisingly, super-expressive regarding the site. The Pinots, in particular, tend to show notable breadth from a combination of a high percentage of stems, classic winemaking and relatively long ageing of around 19 months in barrel.