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Red
2017 Rhys Pinot Noir Mt. Pajaro Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
Label borrowed from 2018
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Community Tasting Notes 39
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t_moderne wrote: 88 points
February 20, 2024 - Opened, poured a glass, and let sit for a bit.
Glasvin Expressions stem.
Purple ruby color.
Nose offers dark fruit and earth notes.
Black cherry intro showing a heavier and darker fruit profile. Some good lip-smacking acidity on the mid-palate. Has a heavy side to it. Some candied cherry notes on the finish.
Thoughts are this could benefit from a few more years of age.
13.6% abv.
Branded cork with vintage and vineyard. -
yeti575rider wrote: 90 points
February 9, 2024 - Finished rest of coravined bottle. Much better this time as the bitter finish was gone. Still far from my favorite Rhys but pretty decent this round. Still needs more time imho.
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yeti575rider wrote:
January 28, 2024 - Coravin pour so no air time which I think this needed. Not my favorite Rhys as this seemed a bit heavier than expected. Tending to the darker pomegranate and even a bit of grapefruit bitterness in the finish. Still pretty decent but will give an hour decant for rest of bottle for final judgement.
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Golf_Wine Likes this wine: 90 points
January 20, 2024 - A good wine. Drinking well, balanced like a low end burgundy.
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Condrieu82 Likes this wine: 93 points
November 4, 2023 - Light ruby color. Expressive nose, with cherries and oak. It shows great acidity, a fruit driven palate that’s elegant and balanced with cherries and oak. Long ending, with some oak. Very nice new world Pinot Noir - truly enjoyable now.
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By John Gilman
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2017
- Type Red
- Producer Rhys
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Mt. Pajaro Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 22 (3%)
- In Cellars 564 (69%)
- Consumed 232 (28%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
100% Like It 23 votes
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- VarietyPinot Noir
- VineyardMt. Pajaro Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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