Racines Sanford & Benedict Pinot Noir 2020

Case discounts (can be mixed cases)
5% off 6 bottles (£118.75 each)
10% off 12+ bottles (£112.50 each)

2020 / California / USA

Pinot Noir / 13% / organic

Racines is an exciting new collaboration between Etienne de Montille (of Burgundy's Domaine de Montille) and his Californian born winemaker, Brian Sieve.  It's a combination of world class vineyards, world class winemaking and world class people which makes this one of California's most exciting ventures.  Their wines all come from Santa Barbara County, from highly coveted sites in the Santa Rita Hills where they get good warmth during the day but coolness at night balances this.  Being only 10km from the Pacific adds freshness to the wines.

One of their two single vineyard Pinots, this is made in small quantities and not something we get a lot of.  If you love Californian Pinot Noir, then treat yourself to this.  Lifted, floral and aromatic on the nose, the palate is as silky as Mr Silk wearing a silk dressing gown, with sweet red berry fruit, thyme and sweet spice that sit in harmony with the darker cherry notes and crushed rock.  There's savoury there, with a subtle truffle character, as well as superbly integrated toasty oak.  Fresh, fine and long, it's a seriously complex wine which has the twin benefits of drinking now or developing further in bottle for 10+ years.  It's a stunner.

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