2009 Rhys Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (172) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  1/20/2024 - timothynbond Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Transparent gold color. Cinnamon apple sauce on the nose. Medium body, medium acid. Lots of apples on the palate. Initially a bit bitter, but improved with time in the glass. Rich baked apples and nice salinity on the finish, perhaps salted caramel. Well balanced, the acid holds everything together.

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  11/18/2023 - kabert Likes this wine: 91 Points

  The 2008 Alpine i had a few months ago was a better bottle than this 2009, but there could’ve been some bottle or storage variation as I bought both at auction. That said, this 2009 was still excellent. It poured a light to medium gold and its nose was classic aged lemon. Medium bodied, some initial hazelnut showing the wine’s age, followed by honeysuckle and light lemon.

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  8/25/2023 - E Does not like this wine: 80 Points

  Overly acidic....fruit is gone

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  1/23/2023 - gzim wrote: 91 Points

  Big , beautiful dark Chardonnay - not a ton going on the nose - but on the palate its large scales, on the ripe side with lots of long tropicals, really hard to put on the glass down!

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  10/5/2022 - UMRich wrote: 85 Points

  Better than my last two aged Rhys Chards which were so dark and over the hill that they ended up in the sink, but this one is headed in that direction. Still scored it because unlike the other two it was drinkable and we will finish the bottle. Ultimately, it seems like cutting it a break by calling it flawed so that the number doesn't enter the average score seems inappropriate for a high-priced wine billed as very ageable that was bought at release and stored well. I did rate the other two that were much further gone as flawed. Disappointing.

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