Rhys Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay 2015

The 2015 Chardonnay Bearwallow Vineyard is the most expressive of the vineyard designate Chardonnays today, offering up a pretty nose of crisp green orchard fruit, white flowers, subtle nutmeg and lemon curd. On the palate, it’s medium to full-bodied, bright and intense, with an elegantly textural attack, good concentration and a long, mouthwatering finish. It’s not quite as searingly stony as the Horseshoe or Alpine bottlings, but that only lends it additional youthful charm. Drink date: 2018-2028. Score – 94. (William Kelley, robertparker.com, May 31, 2018)