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2008 Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Santa Cruz Mountains
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Community Tasting Notes 147
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pjhr Likes this wine: 94 points
November 22, 2023 - Delicious slightly tart red cherries, spice, and forest floor notes on the nose and layered palate with refreshing acidity on the long finish.
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Beachfan Does not like this wine: 87 points
November 4, 2023 - Slightly sour, green pepper
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jlm wrote:
November 2, 2023 - When first opened, this had gorgeous aromas of dark pinot fruit and some savory herbal qualities. But the palate wasn't fully open and the acidity and stem tannin was too prominent. With a couple of hours open, the palate filled out nicely as the fruit emerged to buffer the structure. But the aromas had closed up some. I enjoyed it, but at the end of the day it just wasn't harmonious. It certainly may find its way there with further cellar time, but then again it may not. I think Rhys may not have quite had the extraction/stem inclusion/oak level quite dialed in this early. The '08s have continued to be somewhat burly in a way that leaves one wondering about their further potential.
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jbaron wrote: 91 points
October 19, 2023 - Comes on strong but by the time the length comes around, its tapered off completely. We’d have liked it more if it hadn’t had such a strident, tart entry, and instead had saved some of that tart fruity energy for the mouth… and especially the length.
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cadamson Likes this wine:
March 16, 2023 - Still youthful, beginnings of some tertiary notes. Quite big and dark (for 12.8%). Enjoyable.
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By John Gilman
May/Jun 2011, Issue #33, Recently Tasted California Wines The Search for Traditionalists Turns Up A Crowd(Rhys Vineyards “Horseshoe Ranch” Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
October 2010, Issue #40 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir - Horseshoe Vineyard Villages Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By John Gilman
Sep/Oct 2010, Issue #29, In Search of California’s New and Old Schools of Terroir(Rhys Vineyards “Horseshoe Ranch” Pinot Noir (Santa Cruz Mountains)) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2010, IWC Issue #150 (link)(Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard Santa Cruz Mountains) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
11/6/2010 (link) 91 points(Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard) Medium dark cranberry red color; cherry, French oak, sandalwood nose; tight, velvety textured, tart cranberry, tart red fruit, sous bois, mineral palate, needs 3-5 years; medium-plus finish 91+ ps.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2008
- Type Red
- Producer Rhys
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Horseshoe Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Santa Cruz Mountains
- Appellation Santa Cruz Mountains
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 15 (1%)
- In Cellars 1,156 (49%)
- Consumed 1,195 (51%)
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- VarietyPinot Noir
- VineyardHorseshoe Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- AppellationSanta Cruz Mountains
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