Racines Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2023 (Label Damage) Toro Its opaque purple color

Its opaque purple color

This is also brooding and reticent with an intensely earthy nose of both red and dark pinot fruit that is trimmed in hints of game

hile the wood treatment is certainly evident it's more subtle on the overtly cool and restrained nose that is markedly spicy with its combination of relatively high-toned aromas of red cherry

The rich and unusually supple medium-bodied flavors possess fine mid-palate concentration before culminating in a more refined finish than usual that delivers excellent length and only a trace of rusticity

vibrant underlying acidity

Racines Santa Rita Hills Chardonnay 2023 (Label Damage) Toro Its opaque purple color