Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah

9.023 ratings
9.14 pro ratings
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Eric Urbani

We were so fortunate to have Jeff Brinkman, Rhys’ winemaker for the past 15 years, join our tasting of nine Rhys Syrahs from 2003 - 2013.

We were so fortunate to have Jeff Brinkman, Rhys’ winemaker for the past 15 years, join our tasting of nine Rhys Syrahs from 2003 - 2013.

1 person found it helpfulMay 9th, 2021
Scott Barber

Wine Educator Meadowood Napa Valley

9.3

Solid clean elegant Syrah from Santa Cruz Mtns. Thanks Derek Rohlffs!

Solid clean elegant Syrah from Santa Cruz Mtns. Thanks Derek Rohlffs!

May 10th, 2015
Mark Morgan

Pepper and spice and everything nice, that's what good syrahs are made of.

Pepper and spice and everything nice, that's what good syrahs are made of.

Apr 4th, 2014
Mark Freund

Fairly muted nose. Medium bodied, nice fruit and spice, pretty tight at the moment.

Fairly muted nose. Medium bodied, nice fruit and spice, pretty tight at the moment.

Feb 2nd, 2014
Zimran Ahmed

Black berry and menthol on the nose. Good acidity, pepper, and tight tannins.

Black berry and menthol on the nose. Good acidity, pepper, and tight tannins.

Oct 28th, 2017
Zimran Ahmed

Black pepper and red fruit on the nose. Tightly wound tannins. Cloves and spice on the palette. Short finish.

Black pepper and red fruit on the nose. Tightly wound tannins. Cloves and spice on the palette. Short finish.

Oct 4th, 2017
Michael Meyer

Still waiting for the epiphany with this producer...

Still waiting for the epiphany with this producer...

Sep 8th, 2017
Zimran Ahmed

Black pepper. Black fruit.

Black pepper. Black fruit.

Dec 23rd, 2016
Howard Roselinsky

Perfume nose, meaty/roasted palate!

Perfume nose, meaty/roasted palate!

Apr 3rd, 2016
Scott Stewart

Still has a ways to go, and I prefer the more recent vintages from this site.

Still has a ways to go, and I prefer the more recent vintages from this site.

Apr 1st, 2016