Rhys Vineyards
San Mateo County Pinot Noir
San Mateo County, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Level of press juice in this wine more evident with age still a delicious appellation wine in a good drinking window
Level of press juice in this wine more evident with age still a delicious appellation wine in a good drinking window
Nov 4th, 2021
When I come across Kevin Harvey's Rhys Vineyards I always think about this excerpt from a piece Jon Bonne wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle back in 2011: "The depleted soils of Harvey’s Skyline vineyard, planted at the winery, are so densely planted and demandingly farmed, at about 7,000 vines per acre, that its 14,000 vines yielded just 660 bottles of wine in 2009. Which explains a revealing harvest moment that stuck in Harvey’s head: “One guy comes out of the vineyard and says, ‘Why do you hate money?'”"
This is strawberry at its perfect ripeness. Exotic, perfumed, pure, and wild. A Pinot Noir like this probably makes Cali Pinot producers wish they were in Burgundy and Burgundy producers awkwardly self-conscious. It's cerebral hedonism.
When I come across Kevin Harvey's Rhys Vineyards I always think about this excerpt from a piece Jon Bonne wrote for the San Francisco Chronicle back in 2011: "The depleted soils of Harvey’s Skyline vineyard, planted at the winery, are so densely planted and demandingly farmed, at about 7,000 vines per acre, that its 14,000 vines yielded just 660 bottles of wine in 2009. Which explains a revealing harvest moment that stuck in Harvey’s head: “One guy comes out of the vineyard and says, ‘Why do you hate money?'”"
This is strawberry at its perfect ripeness. Exotic, perfumed, pure, and wild. A Pinot Noir like this probably makes Cali Pinot producers wish they were in Burgundy and Burgundy producers awkwardly self-conscious. It's cerebral hedonism.
Drinking a bit bigger than I was expecting.
Drinking a bit bigger than I was expecting.
Jun 14th, 2016
Love this wine. Balanced tannins and fruit.
Love this wine. Balanced tannins and fruit.
Jul 15th, 2017
Nice, pure, juicy Pinot. Perhaps a bit simple, but pleasant.
Nice, pure, juicy Pinot. Perhaps a bit simple, but pleasant.
May 8th, 2017Perfect pairing for a scorching curry!!!!!
Perfect pairing for a scorching curry!!!!!
Jul 17th, 2016
End of the evening before bedtime closer out of 500ml. Love what these guys are doing.
End of the evening before bedtime closer out of 500ml. Love what these guys are doing.
Jan 9th, 2016