Rhys Pinot Noir Mt. Pajaro Vineyard 2017 750ml

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Rhys Pinot Noir Mt. Pajaro Vineyard 2017 750ml

Name: Rhys Pinot Noir Mt. Pajaro Vineyard 2017 750ml
Brand: Rhys
SKU: 974958
Price: 74.95 USD
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Rating: 93 (3 reviews)

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This is the first vintage of a Mt. Pajaro vineyard designate Pinot Noir—previously this fruit was blended into the Alesia bottling. This vintage the fruit was picked before the heat spike. Pale to medium ruby-purple, the 2017 Pinot Noir Mt. Pajaro Vineyard opens with cinnamon, dried orange peel, potpourri, dusty earth and pipe tobacco with a spicy vein over licorice, wild blackberries and soft red berry hints. The palate is light to medium-bodied and silky with intense, spicy fruits, juicy acidity and a grainy frame, finishing long and spicy.

Country: United States
Region: California
Appellation: Santa Cruz County
Sub Appellation: Santa Cruz Mountains

Size: 750ml
Color: Red
Alcohol by Vol: 14.0%

SKU: 974958

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Winery

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Varietal

Pinot Noir

Regularly described as being the grape varietal responsible for producing the world's most romantic wines, Pinot Noir has long been associated with elegance and a broad range of flavors The name means 'black pine' in French, and this is due to the fact that the fruit of this particular varietal is especially dark in color, and hangs in a conical shape, like that of a pine cone. Despite being grown today in almost every wine producing country, Pinot Noir is a notoriously difficult grape variety to cultivate. This is because it is especially susceptible to various forms of mold and mildew, and thrives best in steady, cooler climates. However, the quality of the fruit has ensured that wineries and vintners have persevered with the varietal, and new technologies and methods have overcome many of the problems it presents. Alongside this, the wide popularity and enthusiasm for this grape has ensured it will remain a firm favorite amongst wine drinkers for many years to come.

Country

United States

Of all the New World wine countries, perhaps the one which has demonstrated the most flair for producing high quality wines - using a combination of traditional and forward-thinking contemporary methods - has been the United States of America. For the past couple of centuries, the United States has set about transforming much of its suitable land into vast vineyards, capable of supporting a wide variety of world-class grape varietals which thrive on both the Atlantic and the Pacific coastlines. Of course, we immediately think of sun-drenched California in regards to American wines, with its enormous vineyards responsible for the New World's finest examples of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot based wines, but many other states have taken to viticulture in a big way, with impressive results. Oregon, Washington State and New York have all developed sophisticated and technologically advanced wine cultures of their own, and the output of U.S wineries is increasing each year as more and more people are converted to their produce.

Region

California

California as a wine producing region has grown in size and importance considerably over the past couple of centuries, and today is the proud producer of more than ninety percent of the United States' wines. Indeed, if California was a country, it would be the fourth largest producer of wine in the world, with a vast range of vineyards covering almost half a million acres. The secret to California's success as a wine region has a lot to do with the high quality of its soils, and the fact that it has an extensive Pacific coastline which perfectly tempers the blazing sunshine it experiences all year round. The winds coming off the ocean cool the vines, and the natural valleys and mountainsides which make up most of the state's wine regions make for ideal areas in which to cultivate a variety of high quality grapes.

Appellation

Santa Cruz County

Ratings & Reviews

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The 2017 Pinot Noir Mt. Pajaro Vineyard is the first wine from new parcel planted with tight meter by meter spacing using a massale selection from Alpine. Dark, bold and punchy, the 2017 is decidedly exuberant. It will be interesting to see where the wines go as the vines become older. The 2017 is not especially complex, but it offers terrific intensity and fruit richness. Black cherry, menthol, new leather and licorice build into the voluptuous finish. This is a very strong debut, but clearly the best is yet to come.

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Jeb Dunnuck

The 2017 Pinot Noir Mt Pajaro Vineyard is more upfront and expressive, with lots of bright cherry and raspberry fruit interwoven with notions of scorched earth, chocolate, earth, and dried herbs. It's another medium-bodied, nicely textured, balanced, savory Pinot Noir from this team that's going to benefit from short-term bottle age.

Winery Notes

• Practicing Organic. • 100% Pinot Noir. • Mt Pajaro Vineyard (Santa Cruz Mountains AVA). • Vines are Rhys Selection Massale Pinot Noir. The Elevation is 717?-980?. • The Soil is brown and black shale and sandstone. • Hand-harvested. • Native yeast fermentation. • Grapes go through a 5 day cold soak before fermentation. Grapes are foot trodden during fermentation. • Aged 18 months in 25% new French oak, for 15 months, the wine is aged on it’s lees.

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