2004 Rhys Pinot Noir Home Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (23) Avg Score: 91.6 points

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  7/27/2020 - Keith Levenberg Likes this wine: 94 Points

  This is the oldest Rhys I've had since it's of course the oldest Rhys it's possible to have without breaking into Kevin's basement. On release it floored me with its complexity, rocky expression, and conspicuous absence of any indication it's from a heat-wave vintage. Fourteen years later the ripe fruit scents fill the room as it's decanted and is probably more expressive of the sunshine now than it was then. But that aspect of it hasn't taken over because with airtime it segues back to the familiar profile with mellower, middleweight fruit packed with red rocks that make it taste like it was grown on Mars. It still tastes younger than some Rhys you can have from the following few vintages but some of those are a bit backwards to be in a happy drinking state and this is not like that at all - it still has tannin to give it texture (which if not quite cashmere is at least very finely combed, very comfy merino) but this is open and easygoing. But maybe better to keep holding another 5 or 10 if you want something more evolved.

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  8/20/2019 - Burgundy Al wrote: 90 Points

  Rhys Tasting (Knightsbridge - Northbrook IL): Red cherry and berry with dried herbs, subtle spice and a dollop of earth. Medium density, but so well made with good balance and freshness for such young vines. Bought from winery on release.

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  10/29/2013 - 14Frimaire Likes this wine:

  A beautiful bottle. No brett, no signs of the difficult year. This is in prime time, though it took at least a couple of hours after double decanting for it to show itself fully. The aromatics were stunning.

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  5/18/2013 - etherscreen wrote:

  i've gone through just over a half a case of this, and sadly this was my last bottle. this particular bottle is a bit past its prime and some of the complexity has dissipated. it's still a delight to drink.

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  11/4/2012 - 14Frimaire wrote:

  This is the first convincing red Rhys I've had, and it was very convincing. Beautiful, soaring aromatics; haunting stuff. This is what SCM Pinot should be: red fruits with spicy overtones and real minerality. Could use a more density and depth, but these vines were babies. Now, if only the pricing will slow down so I can stay with them.

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