Ripe and slightly charred and creamy on the finish and with lots of coating tannins

This is impressively scaled and delicious with a bit more depth than the Les Cras though if there is a nit

lemon zest and a touch of oyster shells

green apple and salty ocean breezes

Thomas Studach, Malanser Chardonnay Vintage:2021 Ripe and slightly charred andThomas Studach's intensely yellow colored 2021 Malanser Chardonnay opens with an intense and noble bouquet that is reminiscent of the finest cognac and makes you long for a cigar. There are vanilla and very fine oak or toast aromas on the very elegant and balanced nose that is maybe a bit overly perfumed but in a really noble way. On the palate, this is a pure, intense and saline Chardonnay full of lush fruit, tension, texture and very fine tannin