2017 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains

Community Tasting Notes (29) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  4/27/2024 - Golf_Wine Likes this wine: 91 Points

  This wine have put on some weight in the last two years.
  This drink more like a good burgundy than any other Rhys I’ve ever had (it’s been a lot, used to buy full allotment).
  Drank over two hours and got better and better. 2017 was not a great year in Cali for Pinot but I think it might have benefitted me with this producer. Can’t say it’s deep and profound wine but drinks very good. I don’t think it will age that well but enjoy now with 30-60 min of air.

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  12/4/2023 - The Drunken Cyclist Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Retail $49? Under cork. I have a limited experience with Rhys and this wine (like the Chardonnay) is listed as an "Alesia" wine. According to the website, the Alesia line is a more approachable cuvée while the non-Alesia line is a wine that is perhaps a bit more complex. I am pretty sure this is the latter, but that is not an option here on CT, for whatever reason. this wine, though? Pretty fantastic with great fruit (Bing cherry), earth, weight, and enough verve to keep it beyond interesting. A pretty fantastic California Pinot Noir.
  
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  10/5/2023 - THECORKDORK Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Solid village PN from Rhys. Herbal and Woodsy.

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  6/10/2023 - OmiyaDrinker wrote: 90 Points

  Red cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant leaf on the nose but generally quite dominated by vanilla and toast from the oak - a little off putting for my preference. Palate is quite transparent with earthy character which I like. Medium acid and medium tannin.

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  6/9/2023 - Wineallover wrote: 91 Points

  Intense nose of strawberries and cherries that leads me to new world pinot (and i would include Germany on top of the usual suspects like New Zealand or US), powerful too. Palate is milky with dense texture, slightly “dirty”. Finishes with some bitterness, which is generally a no go for me.

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