Rhys Vineyards crafts Chardonnay from its cooler Santa Cruz Mountains estate
bottling each release from a single estate and harvest year—an approach more common in wine than in tequila
seafood pastas—or just keeping something sharp
Lapo Berti spent two decades working harvests around the world (starting with Selvapiana in his native Tuscany) before settling in La Morra in 2012 to start his own project
or lay it down for 10–15 years
Grange Tiphaine, Touraine Clef De Sol Rouge, 2023 SACOUNT071924 Rhys Vineyards crafts Chardonnay fromCoralie and Damien Delecheneau named this cuvee for the treble clef 'Clef de Sol' a nod to the musical streak that runs through the couple who farm this Loire estate biodynamically. It is a Touraine red built on two of the region's classic grapes, Cabernet Franc and Cot (Malbec), grown on old vines rooted in limestone and vinified with native yeasts in concrete, then left alone in old barrels. The result is precise and structured, with floral lift,