Racines, Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay 2020 Size::6 Bottle Case the aromas are incredibly enticing

the aromas are incredibly enticing

spices and liquorice

The 2024 vintage is distinguished by a low volume of harvest but an exceptional maturity of the grapes due in particular to a dry summer and the beneficial effects of the Mistral wind

although the '15 remains super bright

There's an echo of vanillin confectionary on the finish and loads of spice

Racines, Sanford & Benedict Chardonnay 2020 Size::6 Bottle Case the aromas are incredibly enticingThe 2020 Chardonnay Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is deep and quite powerful, but also rather monolithic at this stage. It will be interesting to see if the 2020 acquires more finesse in time. There's a chance that will happen, as the 2020 has quite a bit of freshness and plenty of body. Today, though, it comes across as rather raw and unformed