Rhys Vineyards 2017 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains USA Domaine de Beaurenard Minerally and lightly chewy at

Minerally and lightly chewy at the end

Shows solid grip and resonating minerality on a wonderfully long

The wine offers good length

hints of orange sorbet and orange rind emerging with time in the glass

Rhys Vineyards 2017 Pinot Noir Santa Cruz Mountains USA Domaine de Beaurenard Minerally and lightly chewy atThe 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