2012 Rhys Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (156) Avg Score: 92.6 points

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  4/1/2024 - VinhoVerde Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Medium red color. Dark fruit , smoked meats bouquet. Dark fruit flavor. Fairly soft and mature. Medium length.

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  2/19/2024 - t_moderne wrote: 96 Points

  Opened and tasted. Then enjoyed with food (grilled lemongrass chicken with rice noodles, in case you were wondering).
  Schott Zweisel stemless.
  Lovely ruby color.
  Beautiful nose of fresh flowers and brown spice. Touch of pine and fresh earth. Petrichor.
  Bright red fruit with that spice note and touch of dried orange peel. Elegant and showing grace. Nice acidity that keeps you coming back for more.
  Outstanding.
  This is what I hoped to find when I started buiying the Rhys pinots many years ago. This lived up to the expectation.
  
  Branded cork with vintage and vineyard.
  12.9% abv.

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  12/21/2023 - citizen1 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Same as last time - incredible bouquet and aroma. Very light.

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  12/2/2023 - L84Dinner Likes this wine: 90 Points

  Nice flavor profile day 1 (3 hour decant) but more open and expressive day 3.

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  11/12/2023 - viniferatu Likes this wine:

  Still quite young, there's some nice meaty, smoky, pine foresty stuff, but it is mainly gloriously fruity. Aromatic, smooth and lively, this speaks of the strong California sun, but it is not hot or flabby, rather poised and fresh, with great balance, complexity and length.... just too young still. It'll be much more interesting when the baby fat has completely melted away, but that may take another 10 years, as it is still quite fruity now. Great stuff.

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