Benanti Contrada Rinazzo Superiore Bianco 2021 Vire Clesse while Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay

while Red Shoulder Ranch Chardonnay has become one of California's iconic expressions of the variety

it’s a little fresh and boppy right now

and pomegranate

with vineyards consisting of pink granite and volcanic blueschist (pierres bleues)

I allocated myself just one bottle each of Janvier’s Jasnières and Cuvée Silex this season

Benanti Contrada Rinazzo Superiore Bianco 2021 Vire Clesse while Red Shoulder Ranch ChardonnayCritical acclaim: "94 points. The 2022 Etna Bianco Superiore Contrada Rinazzo has another gear and is beautifully layered and yet weightless. In the glass, it has a bright, platinum yellow hue and offers notes of crystallized honey, lemon curd, sea spray, petrol, and white pineapples. Medium to full bodied, it boasts a gorgeous, waxy, glycerin rich citrus oil texture. The acidity is a bit more modest in this vintage, but it shows no oxidation and has