Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Courbes Raies Chardonnay 2022 bests Instantly perfumed and richly coloured

Instantly perfumed and richly coloured

Vibrant colour in red wines are a stand out for this vintage

and typical Madeiran buzzing acid relief

long-term commitment to biodynamics pays off

liquorice and blackberry scents are interwoven with vanillin cedar

Cellier Saint Benoit Arbois Pupillin Courbes Raies Chardonnay 2022 bests Instantly perfumed and richly colouredThe Chardonnay is just as outstanding as the Pinot Noir from the same vineyard. The vines are a touch youngerplanted in 1990and deliver a striking wine of intensity, texture and tension. Where the impact of the richer clays influences Benjamins wines from La Marcette and Viandris, the Courbes Raies vines sit on a band of Triassic limestone littered with fossils of ancient gryphe molluscs. There is also more sand in the clay here. To emphasise the