2016 Rhys Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (53) Avg Score: 92.8 points

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  4/23/2024 - alanr Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Medium golden color, has a lovely nose of crushed fruit, touch of red apple; nice medium intensity on the palate, has the typical touch of Alpine “honey”, not in a sweet way, but in its richness. If only there was a bit more salinity, but that’s not a trait I find as much in the Rhys Chards.

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  4/23/2024 - hiker_guy wrote:

  My first impression was that this was over the hill. Gold colored with oxidative notes.
  
  After 30 minutes open:
  Nose has a heavy lemon/cinnamon/honey note that isn’t bad but is unexpected.
  
  Palate is rich, viscous, and full body. I have a hard time believing the 12.7% abv on the label.
  
  Acidity seems low but not to the point of flabby.
  
  Overall I’d say this is disappointing.
  
  Purchased directly from the winery and stored in a temperature controlled cellar at 57 degrees since then.

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  4/18/2024 - jbaron wrote:

  From 375. Really really lovely.

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  3/17/2024 - sjfunkenhauser wrote: 93 Points

  Pop and pour. Intense spice on the nose, followed by ripe orchard fruit, citrus pith, minerality and salinity. Generous mouthfeel, with balanced acidity and a superb finish. Definitely needs some time to open up, and continued to improve over 2 hours. Very good.
  
  Medium gold colour.
  
  Pronounced aromas of cinnamon, nutmeg, baked apple, apple crisp, ripe pear, toasted almonds, yellow apple peel, vanilla, lemon confit, wet stone, crushed oyster shells, sea foam.
  
  Pronounced palate.
  
  Medium body, high acidity, long finish.

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  3/3/2024 - alanr wrote: 94 Points

  Medium honey gold color, I get a light dose of SO2 to start on the nose, the. Some yeasty bread notes, crushed fruit, honeysuckle; the palate starts slowly, intensity rising through the mid palate, with lovely medium rich stone fruit, transitioning to more stony minerality, then saline, and even some tidepool notes. A fabulous Chardonnay, nothing else approaches it domestically.

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