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2006 Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 107
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gzim Likes this wine: 93 points
February 21, 2024 - Great showing - notes of cranberry and a touch of Dr Pepper- nice fruit and spice , amazing mouthfeel
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WetRock wrote:
January 20, 2024 - This really seems to have found itself after all these years. It took a little air but this settled into that brooding, mineral, grippy Pinot many hoped it would. Its a testament to just how slowly this is aging by the fact that on night two the fruit actually comes to dominate the expression. Shows more ripeness and richness which overwhelms the finish a bit. But that wine on night one is a winner. The last of my 06's. What a journey.
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gharter Likes this wine: 92 points
May 14, 2023 - PnP. Opens with aromas of plum, raspberry, violets, earth, and forest floor. Still has lots of fruit with black raspberry, cherry, plum, earth. The tannins have softened in the long finish. Starting to show more secondary character. In a good place now.
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mlawren1 wrote: 92 points
May 15, 2022 - Very mature Pinot. Starts with earth and mushrooms and grows into berries and stone fruit. Finishes with leaves and strawberries.
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alanr wrote: 90 points
December 15, 2021 - Dark, somewhat muted garnet, deep, darker almost plummy flavors, bit of spice, some dried herbal notes, good acidity, still some moderate, fine tannins. Feels like a wine at it’s peak, and looking over the other side, not sure this has a lot of future upside, but it’s interesting and very drinkable now.
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By Josh Raynolds
November/December 2008, IWC Issue #141 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
4th Quarter, 2008, Issue #32 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
7/19/2012 (link) 92 points(Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside) Group's #6 (tie), my #4, 42 pts - dark ruby color; rich, appealing, sous bois, tblack cherry, baked cherry nose; tasty, focused, tart black cherry, black raspberry, tar palate with sweet tannins; medium-plus finish 92+ points
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By Richard Jennings
5/2/2008 (link) 94 points(Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside) Dark red violet color; tart red fruit, iron and a touch of caramel on nose; delicious tart cherry, rounded, with depth, black cherry, minerality, sweet and firm tannins, powerful but elegant; long finish 94+ pts. (85% whole cluster, from Rhys's lowest yielding vineyard segment)
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2006
- Type Red
- Producer Rhys
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Alpine Hillside
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 13 (1%)
- In Cellars 365 (36%)
- Consumed 631 (63%)
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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