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2012 Rhys Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- San Francisco Bay
- San Mateo County
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Community Tasting Notes 124
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nebhc Likes this wine: 91 points
April 6, 2024 - Drinking perfectly right now. Greta depth and structure to this wine. Opened up after 30 mins or so.
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EhrlichDY wrote:
December 26, 2023 - Pop and pour and consumed over two days. Distinctly Rhys and California with a streak of ripe red fruit. Mid weight with earthy notes of pine. Altogether a good wine with good weight and detail. Almost as good on day 2 and I suspect these wines will easily drink well for another ten years.
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JoeDwine Likes this wine: 92 points
December 15, 2023 - At LBank….
Needed 20 minutes to blow off some haze and color starting to turn.
Lots of earth, a bit cloudy, apple spice, cinnamon, decent acidity, blood orange.darker berries emerge after 60 minutes.
Worked well with food and nice texture from whole cluster. Next bottle 2026.1 person found this helpful Comment -
gharter Likes this wine: 92 points
December 9, 2023 - PnP, earth, black cherry, spice, cranberry and a healthy dose of stems on the nose. More complexity with black cherry, spice, earth, cranberry a good dose of stems and herbal flavors. Nice balance in a medium finish. May be the best bottle yet.
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doctornoah wrote: 89 points
August 30, 2023 - Firm acidity and some mild tannins frame a pinot that is clearly new world in aromatic profile (a little candied red fruit, pomegranate, almost cola) and give it a more burgundian mouthfeel. Overall a little hard to reconcile. Likable overall. No significant evolution after 10 years, so certainly you could hold this.
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By Jancis Robinson, MW
2/25/2015 (link)(Rhys, Family Farm Vineyard Pinot Noir San Mateo County Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Jan-15, Issue #57 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir - Family Farm Vineyard Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Jul/Aug 2014, Issue #52, This Summer’s Fine Lineup of Old School and Neo-Classical American Wines(Rhys Vineyards “Family Farm Vineyard” Pinot Noir (San Mateo County)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard San Mateo County) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Santa Cruz Mountains – A Study in Terroir (Jul 2014) (link)(Rhys Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard San Mateo County) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Antonio Galloni
Santa Cruz Mountains: California’s Best Kept Secret (Jul 2013) (link)(Rhys Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard San Mateo County) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
2/2/2014 (link) 92 points(Rhys Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard) Final blend pre-bottling: black-tinged very dark cherry red color; aromatic, appealing, violet, lilac, violet pastille, black cherry, black raspberry, berry compote nose; rich, tasty, poised, black cherry, black raspberry, violets palate, elegant and delicious; could use 1-plus year to integrate; long finish (60% whole cluster) 92-94+ points
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2012
- Type Red
- Producer Rhys
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Family Farm Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion San Francisco Bay
- Appellation San Mateo County
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 9 (0%)
- In Cellars 1,390 (49%)
- Consumed 1,456 (51%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
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