Rhys Vineyards Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, USA 2016 Meursault Lighter than its "aged" pink

Lighter than its "aged" pink bottle sister sake

as you would expect from the limestone soils

Hints of citrus to the lovely fruit

mineral nose

The fruit is destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tanks to add a slight pink color to the wine

Rhys Vineyards Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay, Anderson Valley, USA 2016 Meursault Lighter than its "aged" pinkThe 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