2012 Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (203) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  4/4/2024 - talbot61 Likes this wine: 93 Points

  This is progressing slowly but nicely. It's all about structure rather than richness -- high acidity, no oxidation, lots of minerality and citrus-fruit flavors. Very classy wine, still young. I recommend decanting, and serve it no colder than cellar temperature (even room temperature is fine).

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  3/11/2024 - grafstrb wrote:

  -- decanted approx. 45 min. before initial taste --
  -- tasted non-blind over approx. 1 hr. --
  
  This is aging quite nicely. Rich, but with good acidity. Not sure this gets better, per se, but no need to rush to drink. The bottom inch of the cork did break, and I've had other cork issues with bottles of Rhys from this general time period --- I'd recommend an Ah-so, if you have one.

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  3/9/2024 - cos65 Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Light yellow gold
  Bright tart saline fruit with some celery notes
  Tireless drinking, worth a visit, especially for those who don’t mind the acid.

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  1/13/2024 - Bob23 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  A distinct but not overwhelming whiff of gunsmoke. Still good acidity, some yellow and white fruit, some of the reduction remains on the palate as well. Tasty juice - a lovely aged American chard. My favorite quote, from a friend with whom we drank this, was “this has everything I liked about Chardonnay and nothing I don’t.”

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  12/29/2023 - Beezc wrote: 90 Points

  At the end of the line. The cork was not in great shape. Drink up.

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