Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2022 NO20231101 Drink it now with food

Drink it now with food or hold it a few years

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

The family has been in Monzingen for over 250 years

Excellent with savory dishes like grilled mushrooms

but it can be found in countless iterations from bright and lean to dessert

Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay 2022 NO20231101 Drink it now with foodHigh 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.