Rhys Vineyards Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, USA 2016 Wairau Valley butter flavor with a mild

butter flavor with a mild oxidation

The old vines are very much in evidence on the wonderfully textured broad-shouldered flavors that coat the palate with sappy dry extract while terminating in a dense

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Flavors of cherry with undertones of menthol and herbs

Rhys Vineyards Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, USA 2016 Wairau Valley butter flavor with a mildThe 2016 Chardonnay Bearwallow Vineyard is lovely, exhibiting youthful but expressive notes of apple, white peach and a touch of green herbs, subtly framed by a judicious application of new oak. On the palate, it's medium bodied, with bright acids that lend the wine focus and delineation, with good concentration and a chalky, mouthwatering finish. The additional tension and intensity that this possesses over the Alesia Anderson Valley bottlingalso