2020 Bachelder “Bai Xu – Vignes de 1981” Chardonnay grilled wild rice stuffed red pepper oak spice like cloves and

oak spice like cloves and toasty cinnamon

ANOTHER very well priced wine that punches way above its weight class

dark cocoa and a fantastic mineral sensation of charcoal past the mid palate

The nose offers multiple angles and aromas

a hint of menthol

2020 Bachelder “Bai Xu – Vignes de 1981” Chardonnay grilled wild rice stuffed red pepper oak spice like cloves andThis is a seductive blend of richness, texture, tropical fruits and minerality showing the broad spectrum of the hot and long 2020 vintage. After undergoing a 100% natural fermentation, this gracious wine, from 42 year old vines, spent 20 months in slightly used and neutral French oak barrels. The nose offers discrete and distinctive aromas of ripe lemon, golden pear, ripe peach and a hint of jasmine flowers. On the palate, the wine is big but