Rhys Vineyards

Pinot Noir 'Bearwallow Vineyard'

Pinot Noir 'Bearwallow Vineyard'

Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard Rhys Vineyards
  • Practicing Biodynamic
  • 100% Pinot Noir
  • Bearwallow Vineyard (Anderson Valley AVA)
  • The vines are a Rhys Selection Massale Pinot Noir. The elevation is 300′-600′
  • Wolfey-Bearwallow Series – 10”-25” topsoil over deep fractured shale
  • Hand-harvested
  • Native yeast fermentation
  • Grapes go through 5 day cold soak and then fermentation begins. The wine is foot trodden twice a day during fermentation
  • Aged 18 months in in 5% new French oak, 15 of those months the wine is aged on the lees
  • 13.8% ABV

Info

Producer:
Vintage:
2017
Country:
United States
Region:
California
Appellation:
Anderson Valley
Variety:
Pinot Noir
Color:
Red
Farming Practice:
Practicing Biodynamic

Sizes Available

Full Bottle US-RHY-40-17 12/750ml

Resources

Press & Reviews

Jeb Dunnuck
Score
92
Date
2019-10-31
Vinous
Score
94
Date
2019-06-01
Wine Advocate
Score
94
Date
2020-02-06

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