Santenay 'Les Champs Claude', Domaine Benoit Girardin, 2023 Shiraz or just because

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Santenay 'Les Champs Claude', Domaine Benoit Girardin, 2023 Shiraz or just becauseSon of Yves and nephew of Vincent, Benoit Girardin has steadily carved out his own reputation and is already turning heads in the Parisian restaurant scene. 2023 was a standout vintage for Girardin, delivering both quantity and quality. "From a young vine parcel first produced in 2020, this Santenay is fresh and precise. The nose offers floral notes with bursts of lime and grapefruit. The interplay of clay soils at the bottom and limestone at the top