2009 Rhys Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains
Chardonnay
Auction price: Register or sign-in to see quarterly averages
or visit the Wine Market Journal
Drink by: (Add My Drinking Window)
Advertisement
Popular Wines Like This
Who Likes This Wine(24)
-
leadpencil
1,682 Tasting Notes
-
jjct
361 Tasting Notes
-
rmalloy
3,581 Tasting Notes
Community Tasting Notes (112) Avg Score: points
View all 112 Community Tasting Notes
What Do You Think? Add a Tasting Note
Pro Reviews
Professional reviews have copyrights and you can view them here for your personal use only as private content. To view pro reviews you must either subscribe to a pre-integrated publication or manually enter reviews below. Learn more.
-
By Antonio Galloni
(Rhys Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains) Login and sign up and see review text.
Exploring California's Central Coast (Aug 2011), (See more on Vinous...) -
By Josh Raynolds
(Rhys Vineyards Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains) Login and sign up and see review text.
May/June 2011, IWC Issue #156, (See more on Vinous...)
RJonWine.com
-
By Richard Jennings
(Rhys Chardonnay Santa Cruz Mountains) Pre-release, bottled 5 weeks prior - light medium chartreuse yellow color with slight cloudiness; rich, ripe lemon, creamy, tart pineapple nose; rich, concentrated, tasty, creamy textured, mineral, ripe lemon palate; medium-plus finish 92+ pts.
1/28/2011, (See more on RJonWine.com...) 92 points
NOTE: Some content is property of Vinous and RJonWine.com.
Add a Pro Review
Add Your Own Reviews:
Wine Definition
- Vintage2009
- TypeWhite
- ProducerRhys
- VarietyChardonnay
- Designationn/a
- Vineyardn/a
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSanta Cruz Mountains
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
- Display optionsVariety and Appellation
3/4/2024 - ahlswedej wrote:
Website says drink now
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
6/11/2023 - leadpencil Likes this wine: 94 Points
Still youthful with crisp acidity and minerality
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
2/15/2022 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 92 Points
Very polished mix of oak, lemon curd, and pear. This wine presents as compelling a case as could be made for overt oak in white wine.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
10/29/2021 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points
Mature and ripe apple and lemon, plenty of spice, lots of vibrant energy. Still very good. Just as good on Day 2.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment
7/27/2021 - rmalloy Likes this wine: 93 Points
I have always found Rhys chardonnays, including this one, very oaky. Rhys’s website expresses a goal of low oak influence, but I figure that was a recent change of philosophy, because this wine cannot be seen as having low oak influence. I find the combination of strong oak and restrained fruit distinctive. While I don’t necessarily prefer the oak, I don’t hate it. Anyway, I digress. This wine tastes fresh and young, with great acidity, so it still seems eminently ageworthy.
Do you find this review helpful? Yes - No / Comment