Racines Grand Reserve Sparkling Chardonnay ['19 Base] NV CS20231026 built on the classic Catalan

built on the classic Catalan trio of Macabeu

and Orange Blossom Honey

This is an incredibly friendly expression of mezcal

and Cramant Grand Cru

Racines Grand Reserve Sparkling Chardonnay ['19 Base] NV CS20231026 built on the classic CatalanA 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 &