Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2014 Château Malescasse Citrus and tropical flavors burst

Citrus and tropical flavors burst on the palate with a touch of meringue adding creaminess to the wine and balancing acidity for a lingering

with a salty piquancy and a dense

The Vigne del Cucolo is a beautiful middling garnet color

leafy tobacco

Nose: Excellent aromatic intensity with light elegant floral undertones of rose petals and fine pastry aromas perfectly blended with hints of white fruits and ripe picota cherries

Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2014 Château Malescasse Citrus and tropical flavors burstThe 2014 Chardonnay Alpine Vineyard is another terrific white from this team. Offering tons of white fruits, white peach, honeyed apples and a touch of toasty oak, with a saltiness on the finish, it's an impeccably balance, clean, pure Chardonnay that excels on its purity of fruit and elegance. It's beautiful today, but I suspect it will evolve nicely through 2024. 94 Pts Robert Parker's Wine Advocate