Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2017 Chablis Premier Cru Sun-ripened fruit

Sun-ripened fruit

contributing to a structured yet elegant mouthfeel

tangerines

vivid fruit along with a deep

with great flintiness and some lemon/ lime aftertaste

Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2017 Chablis Premier Cru Sun-ripened fruitThe 2017 Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard comes from a mostly southwest facing vineyard in the Santa Cruz Mountains (planted to a heritage selection of clones) and was brought up in a mix of new and used French oak. It offers a complex, nuanced style that carries lots of spiced red fruits, forest floor, smoked earth, potpourri, and a touch of sassafras and sagebrush. Complex, medium bodied, silky, and beautifully balanced on the palate, it checks in behind