Polarizing and absolutely fantastic Chard in somewhat of a Jura-esque style. Nuts, lemon, pear, stone fruit, cold cream. Expansive palate, med acidity and long finish. Enthralling, distinctive and delicious.
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Ripe red and black fruits, powdery aromatics, exotic spices with leafy forest notes and a decent amount of cola which on day two morphed into cooler tones with some black tea notes. Full palate with good polish, slight sweetness but balanced acidity. Great long and chewy finish.
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Bright and lifted exhilarating aromatics with a wide fruit spectrum, this bottle showed lots of complexity comprised of smokey toasted game, minerals, and earthy soil tones and some funk with stalky florals. Lighter and seeming to show more stemmy than the other wines, but packed with underlying fruit. This really opened up a lot with air, best on day two and lighter on the palate than others, with bright acidity and a bit more present tannin. Really fantastic wine which interestingly reminded me of the 2008 Skyline in the aromatics. Wish I bought more!
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2014 Cruse Wine Company Chardonnay Rorick Vineyard
1/9/2016 - 1981er wrote: 94 Points
Polarizing and absolutely fantastic Chard in somewhat of a Jura-esque style. Nuts, lemon, pear, stone fruit, cold cream. Expansive palate, med acidity and long finish. Enthralling, distinctive and delicious.
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2012 Rhys Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard
4/7/2015 - 1981er wrote: 92 Points
Ripe red and black fruits, powdery aromatics, exotic spices with leafy forest notes and a decent amount of cola which on day two morphed into cooler tones with some black tea notes. Full palate with good polish, slight sweetness but balanced acidity. Great long and chewy finish.
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2012 Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard
4/7/2015 - 1981er wrote: 94 Points
Bright and lifted exhilarating aromatics with a wide fruit spectrum, this bottle showed lots of complexity comprised of smokey toasted game, minerals, and earthy soil tones and some funk with stalky florals. Lighter and seeming to show more stemmy than the other wines, but packed with underlying fruit. This really opened up a lot with air, best on day two and lighter on the palate than others, with bright acidity and a bit more present tannin. Really fantastic wine which interestingly reminded me of the 2008 Skyline in the aromatics. Wish I bought more!
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