2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Tasting Notes (184) Avg Score: 90.3 points

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  4/16/2024 - gharter Likes this wine: 88 Points

  PnP. Opens with red and black cherry, earth, stems, spice, floral and light cedar. Rich and smooth. On the palate is more red and black cherry, earth, stems, spice and light cedar. Smooth, medium finish. My last bottle. I was not impressed with the previous 3 bottles, but it seems to have finally come around and this was very enjoyable. no hint of decline.

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  5/6/2023 - Burgundy Al wrote: 89 Points

  Still wonderfully fresh, easily balanced, also subtly nuanced and spiced. Very good now, while not close to fading.

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  1/16/2023 - WetRock wrote:

  There is a lot to like about this. Unfortunately its all orbiting some green stemminess that's still fairly potent. Silky mouthfeel and some smoked rockiness were very welcome. The fruit still carries much of the power of its youth though its clearly beyond the primary. Its just that big celery stalk and asparagus thing ruining the party. That leaves some light pepper and tannin which is a plus but the greener notes are hard to ignore. Droops on its frame over night, with tartness showing up so drink up. Pretty good though if you are a fan of big stem inclusion.

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  12/15/2021 - Schwarzer Hund Likes this wine:

  dark red, 90 minutes of airtime in bottle produced subtle earthy berry nose, dense mixed berry fruit, toasted brioche, with a surprisingly good dose of rose petal, finishes long with spicy fruit. Great wine for the price.

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  8/11/2021 - Schwarzer Hund Likes this wine:

  Dark red, opened 60-75 min before dinner, nice dark berry nose, earthy luscious dark berry and cassis on palate, medium weight, very smooth medium length finish. Don't remember the initial cost when we purchased from winery but certainly less than the single vineyard releases. Good value in our minds.

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