Rhys Bearwallow Vineyard Pinot Noir 2009
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Unlike their previous vineyard developments, six acres of eight year old Pinot Noir vines had already been planted but they immediately began the development of an additional 25 acres of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. While waiting for their new acreage to become productive, the existing vines have produced the grapes for their Rhys Bearwallow Pinot Noir bottling. While they can't wait to see what their new vines will bring, you'll love the wild berry, spicy, mineral driven Pinot produced by the older vines.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2009 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard offers up sweet red cherries, flowers, berries and mint in a relatively mid-weight, focused style for this winery. Clean, saline notes give the wine much of its energy and focus.
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At Rhys Vineyards we aspire to make great Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah from some of California’s most unique and expressive vineyards. This pursuit has led us to search the state for exciting rocky soils that exist within the mountainous, cool, Coastal climate zone. Over the last 15 years we have developed seven estate vineyards, six in the Santa Cruz Mountains and one in Anderson Valley, each of which is capable of producing uniquely compelling, distinctive, soil driven wine.
Their overriding belief that unique vineyard expression is the key to truly great wine leads them to an approach that includes: 1. A relentless, spare-no-expense, focus on producing the best possible fruit in the vineyard; 2. Carefully selected cool weather sites that offer interesting and expressive soil character; 3. Natural winemaking with minimal intervention. These core tenets help produce age-worthy wines that emphasize vineyard expression, balance, fresh fruit, and concentration.