Dark red cherry and baking spice on the nose. Bright, fresh red cherry fruit on the palate. Some minerality and medium acidity. Most dry extract and depth among the 9 wines and perfectly balanced. (my 1st, group's 2nd)
USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Pretty, high-toned, red fruit nose. Less fruit-forward on the palate with earth and sois bois prominent. Only wine of the 9 with noticeable tannins. Nice, but could use some time. (my 4th, group's 7th)
USA, California, San Francisco Bay, San Mateo County
Sweet cherry nose. Red cherry fruit on the palate, soft, silky texture with low to medium acidity. Not much depth but pretty and delicious. (my 5th, group's 8th)
Interesting nose of black cherry and sassafras. More black cherry and cola on the palate, not much acidity. A touch too sweet and fat for me, but not for everyone else. (my 8th, group's 1st)
High-toned red fruit on the nose with a touch of v.a. Light to medium bodied with sweet red cherry fruit and low to medium acidity. A bit too sweet and volatile for my taste. Didn't get the vanilla that I got last time I tasted this blind. (my 7th, group's 6th)
Dark red fruit and earth on the nose. Black cherry fruit on the palate with nice dry extract. Low to medium acidity and a delicious long finish. Really nice. (my 2nd, group's 3rd)
I thought there was something off about this bottle, maybe low-level TCA because the nose was so tight, but no one else agreed. They just didn't like it. A few people cited green flavors that I didn't get. Nose was really tight, as was the palate. I tasted high acidity and that's about it. (my 9th, group's 9th)
2007 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Sweet red cherry nose. Light to medium body with dark cherry fruit but nice lifting, medium+ acidity. Not complex but delicious. (my 3rd, group's 4th)
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2006 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 92 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Dark red cherry and baking spice on the nose. Bright, fresh red cherry fruit on the palate. Some minerality and medium acidity. Most dry extract and depth among the 9 wines and perfectly balanced. (my 1st, group's 2nd)
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2006 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Green Valley of Russian River Valley 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Green Valley of Russian River Valley
Pretty, high-toned, red fruit nose. Less fruit-forward on the palate with earth and sois bois prominent. Only wine of the 9 with noticeable tannins. Nice, but could use some time. (my 4th, group's 7th)
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2006 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir San Mateo County 89 Points
USA, California, San Francisco Bay, San Mateo County
Sweet cherry nose. Red cherry fruit on the palate, soft, silky texture with low to medium acidity. Not much depth but pretty and delicious. (my 5th, group's 8th)
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2004 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Kanzler Vineyard 86 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Interesting nose of black cherry and sassafras. More black cherry and cola on the palate, not much acidity. A touch too sweet and fat for me, but not for everyone else. (my 8th, group's 1st)
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2004 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 87 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
High-toned red fruit on the nose with a touch of v.a. Light to medium bodied with sweet red cherry fruit and low to medium acidity. A bit too sweet and volatile for my taste. Didn't get the vanilla that I got last time I tasted this blind. (my 7th, group's 6th)
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2006 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Falstaff Road Vineyard 89 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Strawberries on the nose. Soft and pretty red fruit on the palate, low to medium acidity. Lacking depth, but still very nice. (my 6th, group's 5th)
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2006 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Chileno Valley 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Dark red fruit and earth on the nose. Black cherry fruit on the palate with nice dry extract. Low to medium acidity and a delicious long finish. Really nice. (my 2nd, group's 3rd)
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2005 Rhys Alesia Pinot Noir Chileno Valley Flawed
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
I thought there was something off about this bottle, maybe low-level TCA because the nose was so tight, but no one else agreed. They just didn't like it. A few people cited green flavors that I didn't get. Nose was really tight, as was the palate. I tasted high acidity and that's about it. (my 9th, group's 9th)
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