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2019 Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard
Chardonnay
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 10
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llink wrote: 89 points
April 16, 2024 - Rhys vs White Burgundy Blind (A collector's home): Wine C. The nose shows tropical fruit, some mango and pineapple. Surprising acidity, decent cut, but ultimately this has a rounder riper and 1 note palate that lacked complexity. I guessed this to be Rhys
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Mbad77 wrote: 94 points
April 14, 2024 - Really enjoyable
500ml bottle, 12.5 % ABV
Quite ripe fruit and soft initial profile, touch of sweetness but this isn’t a big fruit driven buttery chard, far from it.
A real underlying leanness on the finish and gold verve - Approchable and enjoyable
The bottle format and low ABV means it’s easy to do so as an extra bottle
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ID Likes this wine:
February 3, 2024 - A week ago I had my first bottle as part of a lineup of seven Chardonnays. The memory lingered, and last night I decided to open a second bottle. It really is a great wine. Last night we had this after tasting a grand cru Chablis, and someone said it was like going from 2D to 3D. We also had a 2014 Peay Estate Chardonnay, which was nice but, fwiw, not in the same league as this horseshoe Chardonnay. I am very impressed.
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ID Likes this wine:
January 27, 2024 - Very crisp. Very firm acidic spine. And very light color. On day one, it was kind of too acidic for me. Revisited 48 hours later: It’s color had darkened a bit and the body had put on weight and richness while maintaining the firm spine.
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mdefreitas wrote: 94 points
November 14, 2023 - Fabulous showing. Full of perfectly ripe orchard fruits and amped up with electric acidity. Long, lingering and bitingly crisp on the finish.
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Pro Reviews 4
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By Antonio Galloni
Santa Cruz Mountains: The Compelling 2018s & 2019s (May 2022), 5/1/2022 (link)(Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard Central Coast White) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
Sonoma: Looking at the 2019s, 7/22/2021 (link)(Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2021, Issue #93, Very Worthy Wines From All Over the Globe(Chardonnay “Horseshoe Vineyard”- Rhys Vineyards (Santa Cruz Mountains)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Sonoma: 2021 New Releases (Jan 2021), 1/1/2021 (link)(Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard Central Coast White) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2019
- Type White
- Producer Rhys
- Varietal Chardonnay
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Horseshoe Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 38 (5%)
- In Cellars 595 (81%)
- Consumed 106 (14%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- VineyardHorseshoe Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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