grippy spice of a Spring Mountain white
it offers beautiful notes of cassis
very closed and not giving the opulent character that I have encountered in this wine
The fresh palate offers mature apple
No other producer has a track record of great
2011 Rhys "Bearwallow Vineyard" Anderson Valley Pinot Noir grippy spice of a SpringLike in 2012, the 2011 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard is distinctly different than the Santa Cruz Mountain releases in both its aromatics and texture. Giving up loads of underbrush, juniper berry, lavender, currants and sweet kirsch, it hits the palate with medium bodied depth and richness, nicely integrated acidity and tannin, and a clean, focused finish that lacks length compared to the 2012. Elegant, upfront, complex and classy, drink it over the