Community Tasting Note

• cporter wrote:

  June 17, 2010 - Ripe, rich nose of red fruits (namely watermelon and cherry), baking spice, stem spice, oak vanillin, and background animal fur, with some heat. The midpalate texture is very rich and voluptuous, bordering on creamy (seems fairly high pH), with the red fruit dominating as well as a touch of baking spice. Drying tannins in the finish as well as quite a bit of heat. While certainly a very nice CA Pinot, coming from Rhys this is a bit of a disappointment. It lacks the textural allure of the Rhys estate wines, as well as the dynamics and subtlety found in the best examples of New World Pinot Noir. Again, better than 90% of CA Pinots, but the wines of Rhys typically don't require the "it's good- for Cali Pinot" qualifier.

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