2018 Rhys, Alesia Chardonnay, Anderson Valley ["saturday-tasting-2026-02-14"] with wines typically bottled unfined

with wines typically bottled unfined and unfiltered

The agave hearts are roasted for days in underground pit ovens

The 2023 growing season

is vinified with native yeasts and whole-cluster pressed before twelve months of aging in seasoned barriques

2018 Rhys, Alesia Chardonnay, Anderson Valley ["saturday-tasting-2026-02-14"] with wines typically bottled unfinedRhys Vineyards maintains a reputation for high density, site specific farming, and this bottling draws from their Bearwallow estate in the Anderson Valley. The wine is made from fruit grown in shallow soils composed of fractured shale, quartz, and sandstone, which help naturally limit vine vigor. In the glass, it displays focused notes of crisp orchard fruit and lemon curd, supported by a distinct, saline minerality and a refined, medium bodied