Racines -- 2017 Sta. Rita Hills Cuvée Chardonnay -- Santa Barbara, CA Unlike Priorat

Unlike Priorat

which is true in most of Aragon

or just warm the wine in the glass by cupping your hand around it for a few minutes

50% Chardonnay

the wines experienced a meteoric rise

Racines -- 2017 Sta. Rita Hills Cuvée Chardonnay -- Santa Barbara, CA Unlike PrioratRacines 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