2017 Rhys Pinot Noir Swan Terrace

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 92.3 points

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  8/27/2023 - Andrew Vaughan wrote: 89 Points

  While the wine is lovely in a sense, the low ABV seems to result in a very feminine wine lacking any sense of power, has insufficient acidity, and is ultimately underwhelming. Maybe drink as an aperitif of sorts, or by itself/without food.

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  7/19/2023 - melzar wrote: 92 Points

  Very California, but good California.Well balanced wine. Not Burgundian, but well made. Expect positive aging.

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  6/11/2023 - Mike Dildine Likes this wine: 94 Points

  12.6% abv. Medium burgundy, plus aromatics. Raspberry, cinnamon, mint and spice. Notably complex, with excellent depth and length. Very enjoyable now and over the next several years.

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  7/26/2019 - Frank Murray III wrote:

  July 2019 Rhys Visit--Taste The 2017s and some new stuff (Rhys Estate (At The Winery)): Tasted at the winery. 12.5% ABV, 100% whole cluster, 25% new wood. Like with many of the 2017 Rhys PNs we tasted during the visit, there is a floral aroma to the wine. In this vintage of Swan, my sense is the stems are doing some work and imparting their presence. The wine has a density and darkness (not color but the sensation it creates for me), with the structure of the wine evident--coiled with what my notes say 'some heft'. Herb, savory, intense meaty thing in the finish. I liked this but I have to say at this point in the curve, I prefer the 2017 Alpine more (for those who may not know, Swan Terrace is part of Alpine, a different section and exposure of the vineyard that is made separately).....as a follow-up, I had the leftover wine in bottle from our visit yesterday and so I poured the last 2 ounces this morning for retaste. The color here is dark, a ruby with light maroon. There is so much stuffing and texture here, and it doesn't yet feel married with the fruit. What I believe would be accurate to say is power and raw material--wood, stems and fruit--all present but not harmonized. I suspect this wine is going to live a while, and knowing the community here, I don't think people are going to rush off and open bottles of this in the first few years anyway.

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  7/26/2019 - brigcampbell wrote:

  This displays the same sexy nose as the Apline with cherry fruit but showing more oak/Carmel. Has a "Woody" thing too. Very structured - it's the stem inclusion at work here.

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