Category:
 
White Wines
Sub-Category:  
 
White Wines
Producer:
 
Rhys
Label Name:
 
Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay
Vintage:
 
2016
Country:
 
United States
Region:
 
Anderson Valley, Mendocino County, California
Volume:
 
750ml
ABV:
 
12.5%
Grape(s):
 
Chardonnay
Acidity:
 
4
Sweetness:
 
1
Body:
 
3
Length:
 
4
Aroma Intensity:
 
4
Best Temperature:
 
12-14°C

Awards/Ratings
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate 94; Jeb Dunnuck 93; Vinous (Antonio Galloni) 93; John Gilman (View from the Cellar) 92

Tasting Note
Apple and white-peach fruit with herbal lift, light vanillin oak, chalky minerality and saline bite. Medium-bodied, bright acidity and a mouthwatering, focused finish.

Food Pairing
Roasted chicken, mushroom risotto, creamy pasta; grilled sea bass, miso-glazed black cod, sushi (fatty tuna), Chinese steamed sole with ginger and scallion.

Production Method
Whole-cluster pressed, native-yeast fermentation in French oak (≈10–15% new), 12 months in barrel then months in stainless; minimal batonnage, low-intervention/biodynamic practices.

Vineyard Info
Bearwallow Vineyard (purchased 2008) — Rhys (Kevin Harvey, winemaker Jeff Brinkman). Estate plantings include Wente/Hyde/Mt. Eden clones; practicing biodynamic viticulture.