Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2017 Beaujolais Villages A 60-40 blend of Marsanne

A 60-40 blend of Marsanne and Roussanne from Péléat

ripe nose of honeydew melon

single vineyard wine is 100% Petit Verdot from the Demeter certified biodynamic estate vineyard in the Vista Flores region of the Uco Valley

with freshness and a peachy feeling

flowers and cedar

Rhys Vineyards Alpine Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2017 Beaujolais Villages A 60-40 blend of MarsanneThe 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