2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (185) Avg Score: 91.8 points

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  12/16/2023 - pjhr Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Delicious black berry, minerals, and forest floor notes on the open nose and savory palate with refreshing acidity on the long finish. From Magnum.

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  12/10/2023 - mclanew wrote: 90 Points

  Not quite sure what to make of this. Quite austere and stemmy. Not really giving even after an hour of air. Starting to lose energy as well. Similiar to other notes this hasn’t aged as well as one would expect

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  9/3/2023 - jlm wrote:

  I decided to open this after seeing dbkitc's worrisome note yesterday, and I'm happy to report an entirety different and better experience. On initial opening and for about the first hour, the aromas were red-fruited and sweet -- raspberry and strawberry -- but a little simple. After some air, however, the nose developed a much more intriguing profile, with chalky earth underpinned by blackberry. The palate is fleshy and round with some oak gloss to the texture. It's low in acidity by Rhys standards, and the tannins are fully resolved. A lengthy finish carries this through nicely. This seems to be in its prime drinking window now and was a pleasure.

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  9/2/2023 - dbkitc wrote: 72 Points

  Boy, this wine is a huge disappointment. I loved bottles tasted years ago on release - but I think I blew it - based on this bottle it has not aged well at all. This wine is soapy, green mean and devoid of anything pleasant. I don’t see any flaws. It’s just totally fallen apart. What happened ? No idea but avoid. (72 - onlly because there are no obvious flaws. 50 from a pleasure standpoint )

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  8/29/2023 - davudvl Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Old world style

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