2013 Rhys Chardonnay Horseshoe Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (124) Avg Score: 92.4 points

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  4/13/2024 - Beezc Likes this wine: 92 Points

  At peak. If you have them drink up.

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  2/19/2024 - thelostverse wrote: 92 Points

  Opened about two hours prior to dinner. Initially this bottle reminded me of the last bottle I opened back in 2018 with notes of lemon oil, pears and honey. It remained consistent for about an hour but started to decline ever so slightly after that. By the time the bottle was fully consumed two or so hours later, it didn't have the balance and mouthfeel/creaminess it started with. Two bottles left that I will probably consume in the near term.

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  2/17/2024 - dcwino wrote: 92 Points

  Ski trip - Four wino familes; 2/16/2024-2/19/2024 (Wisp Resort): Bright light-yellow color. Medium expressive nose displaying ripe yellow citrus fruit, perhaps peach and lemon curd but very none-descriptive, a hint of butterscotch, sweet spices and limestone. Good concentration, slightly coiled yellow citrus, dense and ripe but also steely, bright acidity, medium mineral, and a medium long ripe yellow citrus driven finish. The fruit is a bit coiled, not sure if cellaring helped.

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  1/21/2024 - grafstrb wrote:

  -- decanted immediately before initial taste on Day 1 --
  -- tasted non-blind over an hour or two on Day 1; revisited on Day 2 --
  
  NOSE: rich; "California"
  
  BODY: medium gold color; full bodied; this bottle was a leaker despite having been stored perfectly since release.
  
  TASTE: rich, buttery, ripe, but with nice, medium+, acidity helping keep things in check. 13.5% alc. is masked by big flavor, and some oak. Ash gut impression score: 91; my gut impression score: 91. Drink Now.

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  1/21/2024 - azb Likes this wine: 92 Points

  As other have noted, there are cork issues here: capsule was protruding but no mold, cork was solid. (Bottle bought from winery, cellared ever since.) I was a bit worried, but the wine was drinking well, with strong citrus flavors. Bright lemony color. Like other Horseshoe, more Burgundian than California. Maybe a bit overly acidic in the beginning but overall was an excellent companion to a raw tuna salad with Japanese flavors.
  
  I have one more bottle, I plan to drink it soon, but definitely after decanting, which I didn't do with this one.

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