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2019 Rhys Family Farm Vineyard Pinot Noir

Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

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RATINGS

93Jeb Dunnuck

...savory, mineral-laced... Black cherries, baking spices, dried earth, leather, and savory herb notes...medium-bodied, with a layered, rounded texture and outstanding length...nuanced, balanced, textured, and lengthy.

93John Gilman

...delivers a beautiful aromatic constellation of pomegranate, black cherries, complex soil tones, a touch of coffee bean, gentle smokiness, just a whisper of sweet herb tones, black tea and a lovely framing of vanillin oak...ripe, focused and full, with an excellent core of black fruit, fine soil undertow, fine-grained tannins and a long, beautifully balanced, tangy and complex finish... Fine juice here!

91Burghound.com

...plethora of floral nuances suffusing the subtle spiced aromas of red and dark raspberry, briar and plum...plush, round and again quite generously proportioned middle weight flavors possess a suave mouthfeel that also contrasts with the sappy, dusty and firm finale that displays sneaky good length.

PRODUCER

Rhys

Rhys Vineyards is a Santa Cruz maker of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. The estate is owned by Kevin Harvey, who has vineyards in several sites in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Rhys Vineyards also makes a few wines under the Alesia label that come from grapes purchased in the Sonoma Coast and in the Santa Lucia Highlands. It is the Rhys Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays, however, that have made the small estate into something of a cult producer of California wines with Burgundian appeal. Both the Pinots and Chardonnays regularly earn high ratings from reviewers. The wines are generally available through mailing lists.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

2019 Rhys Family Farm Vineyard Pinot Noir