Rhys Vineyards
Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
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Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.
Complex on the nose, and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate and soft.
Showing cherries, plums, currants, light oak, tobacco leaf, herbs, black pepper, chocolates, light vegetables, Indian spices, licorice and black tea.
Long finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious 13 year old Pinot Noir from Santa Cruz Mountains in California. Drinking beautifully now, elegant and fruit forward. Nicely balanced and soft. Complex with a nice mouthfeel.
This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, from the great 2013 vintage, is drinking at its peak now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
A good sipping wine that will pair nicely with food too. Loved the low alcohol level too.
12.8% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$80.
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Dark ruby in color with a wide reddish/ brick rim.
Complex on the nose, and medium plus in body with medium acidity.
Dry on the palate and soft.
Showing cherries, plums, currants, light oak, tobacco leaf, herbs, black pepper, chocolates, light vegetables, Indian spices, licorice and black tea.
Long finish with soft tannins and tangy raspberries.
This is a delicious 13 year old Pinot Noir from Santa Cruz Mountains in California. Drinking beautifully now, elegant and fruit forward. Nicely balanced and soft. Complex with a nice mouthfeel.
This Single Vineyard Pinot Noir, from the great 2013 vintage, is drinking at its peak now, and will continue to drink nicely in the next few years.
A good sipping wine that will pair nicely with food too. Loved the low alcohol level too.
12.8% alcohol by volume.
92 points.
$80.
Gorgeous dense lean fruit. Very in place. Sophisticated. Polished dark plummy fruit with herbals and a good grout finish. Very well made.
Gorgeous dense lean fruit. Very in place. Sophisticated. Polished dark plummy fruit with herbals and a good grout finish. Very well made.
Mar 4th, 2024
WOTN for all of us even with the cork being a disaster. Firing beautifully with layers and layers of fruit, spice, and earth. Everything in its place. The waiter decanted into a kitchen quart tupperware for us, lol.
WOTN for all of us even with the cork being a disaster. Firing beautifully with layers and layers of fruit, spice, and earth. Everything in its place. The waiter decanted into a kitchen quart tupperware for us, lol.
Sep 12th, 2023Slightly cloudy. Really pretty strawberry fruit. Call and blue notes. A little ink and salt. Good stuff.
Slightly cloudy. Really pretty strawberry fruit. Call and blue notes. A little ink and salt. Good stuff.
Jul 24th, 2023
Shared at an Xmas gathering. Went quickly. Nice Pinot fruit and characteristics. Lots of likes.
Shared at an Xmas gathering. Went quickly. Nice Pinot fruit and characteristics. Lots of likes.
Dec 27th, 2022Scarlet color, almost opaque. Fruity, stemmy nose. Notes of dark fruit, bing cherries, moist soil, herbs and spice. Vibrant in the mouth. Silky sweet fruit but not over the top. Nice balance and structure. Really good. If i was tasting this blind I could see someone steering me towards a young Dujac guess.
Scarlet color, almost opaque. Fruity, stemmy nose. Notes of dark fruit, bing cherries, moist soil, herbs and spice. Vibrant in the mouth. Silky sweet fruit but not over the top. Nice balance and structure. Really good. If i was tasting this blind I could see someone steering me towards a young Dujac guess.
Nov 25th, 2022
Will only improve with some aging. The Rhys wines just keep getting better every year!
Will only improve with some aging. The Rhys wines just keep getting better every year!
Oct 14th, 2021
A tasting of nine Rhys Pinot Noirs from the 2008 & 2009 vintages. Jeff Brinkman, Rhys winemaker joined our group. I thought this was slightly lean but still good.
A tasting of nine Rhys Pinot Noirs from the 2008 & 2009 vintages. Jeff Brinkman, Rhys winemaker joined our group. I thought this was slightly lean but still good.
Aug 17th, 2021
Wow! Tart dark red cherry. Opaque ruby color, still opening up.
Wow! Tart dark red cherry. Opaque ruby color, still opening up.
May 21st, 2021