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2016 Pinot Noir Home Vineyard

Wine Details
Producer

Rhys

Place of Origin

United States

Santa Cruz Mountains

California

Color

Red

Grape/Blend

Pinot Noir

Vintages
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Reviews & Tasting Notes

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Drinking Window

2020 - 2036

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This is a positively stellar set of wines from proprietor Kevin Harvey and longtime winemaker Jeff Brinkman. Harvey describes 2016 as having a warm spring before reverting to a more normal weather pattern beginning in July. Yields at Rhys were low, but not as dramatically low as in 2015. In tasting, the wines are silky, perfumed and highly nuanced. Readers should note that all the appellation-level wines are now being sold under the Alesia by Rhys label. Rhys fans will also want to check out the Aeris label of Italian-variety wines made in Italy and California, which are reviewed here separately. The Nebbiolos I have tasted from Aeris in particular are hugely promising.