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.