Rhys Vineyards Blanc de Blancs Bearwallow Vineyard Chardonnay 2015 (1500ml)

Ratings on Delectable

John Willison Delectable Pro

Lemon curd, white flowers, chamomile, toasty yeast.

Lemon curd, white flowers, chamomile, toasty yeast.

9.2

Aravind A

Pop and pour. Much better than my last btl, but still awful qpr. On the nose: wood smoke, lemon oil, grilled nuts, soft oxidative notes. On the palate: good acidity and density. Soft mousse (which was rather coarse at first)...the dosage is still a bit high relative to the acidity for my palate. Correction: I was informed this has 1 g/L dosage, so maybe just very ripe fruit? In any case, comes off as too sweet relative to acidity.

Pop and pour. Much better than my last btl, but still awful qpr. On the nose: wood smoke, lemon oil, grilled nuts, soft oxidative notes. On the palate: good acidity and density. Soft mousse (which was rather coarse at first)...the dosage is still a bit high relative to the acidity for my palate. Correction: I was informed this has 1 g/L dosage, so maybe just very ripe fruit? In any case, comes off as too sweet relative to acidity.

8.5

Alexandre Pagliano

Very subtle bubbles in a mineral, flowery blanc de blancs with a great freshness and a lot of potential. This is a great sparkling in the making. Drink now to have an idea but give it 5 years at least to get more complexity out of this. Rhys is on a roll with great Pinot, Chard and Shiraz, plus now this outstanding sparkling. Enthusiastically recommended !!!

Very subtle bubbles in a mineral, flowery blanc de blancs with a great freshness and a lot of potential. This is a great sparkling in the making. Drink now to have an idea but give it 5 years at least to get more complexity out of this. Rhys is on a roll with great Pinot, Chard and Shiraz, plus now this outstanding sparkling. Enthusiastically recommended !!!

9.3

Graham

Not super toasty but extremely refreshing. Loved it.

Not super toasty but extremely refreshing. Loved it.

9.3

Location

  • 300 Massachusetts Ave NE
    Washington D.C., DC 20002

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    10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
    Sunday
    11:00 AM - 5:00 PM

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