Racines Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2020
Red
Santa Rita Hills, United States
7.2
WineSaint
Shows the signature mineral backbone of Sanford & Benedict, though the fruit feels compressed and tight. Blackberry and cranberry mingle with sage, forest floor and peppery whole-cluster notes. The palate lacks the seamless flow this site typically delivers, revealing a disjointed structure that should resolve with cellaring.
blackberrycranberrysageforest floor
Label
Racines
→Racines works with some of Santa Rita Hills' most storied vineyard sites, producing Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that lean toward precision and restraint rather than the region's riper tendencies.