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2016 Rhys Skyline Vineyard Pinot Noir

Lightly depressed cork

Minimum Bid is $60
Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

ITEM 10361260 - Removed from a professional wine storage facility; Purchased direct from winery; Consignor is original owner

Bidder Amount Total
$60
Item Sold Amount Date
I10002442 6 $65 Mar 30, 2025
I10001479 16 $66 Mar 30, 2025
I9989299 4 $65 Mar 23, 2025
I9961426 7 $65 Mar 9, 2025
2016 Rhys Skyline Vineyard Pinot Noir

RATINGS

96The Wine Advocate

...bursting with complex aromas of strawberries, plums, potpourri, rich spice and a subtle bass note of grilled meat. On the palate, it's medium to full-bodied, layered and beautifully complete, simultaneously ample and tense, rich...

95+ Vinous / IWC

... Deceptively medium in body...translucent, focus and lifted, yet also packs a serious punch. Beams of underlying tannin give the wine much of its shape and salivating energy...the 100% whole clusters are impeccably balanced...impresses for its completeness, as it really plays in all dimensions. What a gorgeous wine it is.

94Jeb Dunnuck

...pure class... Ample dark fruits, forest floor, decayed flowers, and hints of earth all flow to a medium-bodied 2016 that has everything in the right places, no hard edges, and a great finish.

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.

REGION

United States, California, Santa Cruz Mountains

Santa Cruz Mountains AVA includes high elevation territory in the counties of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz and San Mateo. The AVA follows the coast line from San Francisco to Monterey with elevations from 400 feet to 3,000 feet above sea level. There are 1,500 vineyard acres and the AVA was established in 1981. Despite the challenging terrain in these rugged mountains and hills, highly esteemed wineries have been located here since the early 20th century, when Paul Masson, a Frenchman by birth, started making sparkling wine in the area. By the 1970s vineyards were growing Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Numerous microclimates within the AVA offer viticulturists diverse growing conditions, and many varietals are grown successfully.

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.