Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2014 Château Malescasse with a salty piquancy and

with a salty piquancy and a dense

There's a good lick of chocolaty

eucalyptus and floral notes

The Vigne del Cucolo is a beautiful middling garnet color

dried tobacco

Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Chardonnay, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2014 Château Malescasse with a salty piquancy andThe 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