
2013 Rhys San Mateo County Pinot Noir
92
John Gilman
Review Date: 11/2020The 2013 San Mateo County bottling of pinot noir from Rhys Vineyards is composed of fruit from a less-gifted section of the Family Farm Vineyard, coupled with a bit of younger vine fruit tossed in from the Alpine and Horseshoe Vineyards. At seven years of age it is starting to really drink well out of half, offering up a bright and impressively classy nose of black cherries, grilled meats, dark soil, a touch of currant leaf, coffee bean, still a bit of sweet stem tones, woodsmoke and a nice touch of cedary oak. On the palate the wine is bright, full-bodied, focused and complex, with a lovely core, fine balance and grip, still a bit of backend tannin and a long, vibrant and nicely soil-driven finish. This was a touch fruit-driven out of the blocks, but it is aging beautifully and far more defined by its terroir than previously; I clearly underestimated it back in 2015!
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Allen Meadows for Burghound on the producer: "The estate wines of Rhys Vineyards are made from organic and biodynamically farmed fruit. Owner Kevin Harvey and winemaker Jeff Brinkman continue to fashion truly remarkable wines, indeed they are consistently among the best examples that California has to offer. At each of their vineyards sites, over 75% of the land is left in a completely natural state. In addition to the native wildlife, they plant herbs, flowers, vegetables and grain crops while free ranging chickens and sheep also help naturally fertilize the vineyards. This is all part of their philosophy that creating a living soil creates better wine. Their winemaking process, from harvest to bottling, is based on a gravity system and the wines are never pumped, fined, or filtered." (04/2016)
Product Details
Origin: California, United States
Type/Varietal: Pinot Noir
Alcohol Content: 12.9%
SKU: #1267461