2024 Domaine Razal Chardonnay 750ml

This was also made by Matt Harrop and, perhaps not surprisingly it shares a similar style and line to Curly Flat insomuch that it has a cool, lithe and ripe Chablis undertone even though it is 100% barrel fermented. It’s not green nor unripe, in fact it has brioche, ripe nectarine and pear fruit, but its clean and tangy. There is only 1 older barrel (300lt) made so just 33 doz in total! This is viticulture “on the edge”, in 2025 the deer ate all the chardonnay crop! This is from ’93 and ’95 plantings so the vines have nice maturity which shows in the poise and nice balance of this chardonnay. What a surprisingly bargain-priced white!  Randall Pollard