Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2022 NO20231101 warm weather bubbly

warm weather bubbly

part in small barrique—arriving creamy and round with subtle toasty notes and a beautifully balanced finish

These batches are individually aged in seasoned old oak casks before being blended together at 14 years of age

The 2021 shows the depth and complexity that comes from calcareous clay soils and 25+ year-old vines

Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2022 NO20231101 warm weather bubblyHigh on the Alpine Vineyard's exposed western slope, where chalky Purisima soils meet Pacific cooling, Chardonnay achieves rare elegance. Rhys' natural whole cluster pressing and year long fermentation without racking create a wine floral and aromatic yet grounded by crisp, concentrated fruitlime zest, kiwi, mineral, Anjou pearheld firmly by vivid acidity. Chardonnay that invites contemplation.