Rhys Vineyards
Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay
Anderson Valley, North Coast, California, USA
A tasting of nine Rhys Chardonnays spanning 2007-2019. Whoa - acid
A tasting of nine Rhys Chardonnays spanning 2007-2019. Whoa - acid
Jul 4th, 2021
500ml format; arrived today and drinking tonight. Smells like a lemon-vanilla scone just out of the oven. So yummy on the palate — perhaps a bit more of s tart tatin flavor profile, with a minerality that emerges on the very long finish. This is complex, delicious, and just demands drinking. Bravo!
500ml format; arrived today and drinking tonight. Smells like a lemon-vanilla scone just out of the oven. So yummy on the palate — perhaps a bit more of s tart tatin flavor profile, with a minerality that emerges on the very long finish. This is complex, delicious, and just demands drinking. Bravo!
Nov 14th, 2017Drinking very well in '24. At its peak?
Drinking very well in '24. At its peak?
Oct 7th, 2024
Really excellent. Pale yellow. Nose of stone and lemon with floral overtones. Apple, yellow and white fruit. Good acid and mineral structure. Long finish. The oak is not intrusive. ABV12.6 so sprightly. PM or Chablis at PC level or above.
Really excellent. Pale yellow. Nose of stone and lemon with floral overtones. Apple, yellow and white fruit. Good acid and mineral structure. Long finish. The oak is not intrusive. ABV12.6 so sprightly. PM or Chablis at PC level or above.
Dec 14th, 2022
Pale straw color. Good acid backbone and crisp long finish. Stone fruit flavors, pear and peach.
Pale straw color. Good acid backbone and crisp long finish. Stone fruit flavors, pear and peach.
Aug 28th, 2020
This wine is in a very happy place at the moment.... screaming tension and energy, easily mistaken for older vintage 1er Cru Bourgogne. Only at a fraction of the price.
This wine is in a very happy place at the moment.... screaming tension and energy, easily mistaken for older vintage 1er Cru Bourgogne. Only at a fraction of the price.
Jan 30th, 2020
Delicious CA Chardonnay, with crisp citrus and lemon peel flavors, excellent acidity and and a really nice finish. Great now, possibly better in a year or so.
Delicious CA Chardonnay, with crisp citrus and lemon peel flavors, excellent acidity and and a really nice finish. Great now, possibly better in a year or so.
Dec 17th, 2019
Citrus, med - body, med acid, bit dilute. Perfectly nice and correct but a poor QPR
Citrus, med - body, med acid, bit dilute. Perfectly nice and correct but a poor QPR
Apr 30th, 2019
