2021 Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay, California, USA Terralibera near the Vosne border

near the Vosne border

The aromatics lean towards red fruit and sweet spices with nice earth and juicy mid-palate

The field is surrounded by hemp

Elevation: 275 meters

ambient yeast in neutral 500 liter oak barrels

2021 Rhys Vineyards Santa Cruz Mountains Chardonnay, California, USA Terralibera near the Vosne borderSourced from Rhys steep, low yielding, ocean cooled sites across the northern Santa Cruz Mountainspredominantly Alpine, Horseshoe, and Skyline vineyardseach rooted in fractured shale and sandstone that drive the domaines signature mineral cut. Whole cluster pressed, fermented with native yeasts, and aged in mostly neutral French oak with minimal btonnage, the 2021 shows the tension of a cool, long growing season