finishing long and mineral with a faint saline twist
It is often considered one of the village’s finest Premier Cru sites
The palate is concentrated yet beautifully poised
bright profile that feels reassuringly familiar
The wines age in ancient chalk cellars beneath Reims — former Benedictine monk caves dating to the 4th century - with naturally cool
Santenay 'Les Champs Claude', Domaine Benoit Girardin, 2023 Corvinone finishing long and mineral withSantenay Les Champs Claude, Domaine Benoit Girardin, 2023 is a white Burgundy Chardonnay from a single vineyard parcel in Santenay that shows fresh, precise fruit with a lively mineral core. The nose offers floral highlights with bursts of lime and grapefruit, and the soil interplay of clay below and limestone above gives the wine an appealing energy and a clean, lime tinged finish. 2023 was a particularly strong vintage for Benoit Girardin,