Rhys Vineyards
Home Vineyard Pinot Noir
San Mateo County, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Fun to drink alongside the 2013 Horseshoe Pinot. The Home Vineyard Pinot has always presented more rustic and earthy flavors. Drink up.
Fun to drink alongside the 2013 Horseshoe Pinot. The Home Vineyard Pinot has always presented more rustic and earthy flavors. Drink up.
Apr 14th, 2024Clear, mild ruby with thin edges. The nose is a bit subtle at first with smoke. Over time aromas of plums, blackberries, and blueberries become more pronounced. Wildflowers and soil with raspberries and wet stone. Just the faintest little flair of funk, which goes a long way.
Delightfully layered and complex, this is almost uniquely Californian. Stays true to its roots and doesn’t pretend to be anything else than a superb Pinot. No Burgundian facsimile here. Intense and full of depth. More smoke and dark fruits on the uber pleasing palate with a long finish.
Clear, mild ruby with thin edges. The nose is a bit subtle at first with smoke. Over time aromas of plums, blackberries, and blueberries become more pronounced. Wildflowers and soil with raspberries and wet stone. Just the faintest little flair of funk, which goes a long way.
Delightfully layered and complex, this is almost uniquely Californian. Stays true to its roots and doesn’t pretend to be anything else than a superb Pinot. No Burgundian facsimile here. Intense and full of depth. More smoke and dark fruits on the uber pleasing palate with a long finish.
We had this on 6/3/21 for Cindy’s Birthday. Tastes of blackberry, black cherry, and cinnamon. Medium bodied. Short finish. A fair Pinot.
We had this on 6/3/21 for Cindy’s Birthday. Tastes of blackberry, black cherry, and cinnamon. Medium bodied. Short finish. A fair Pinot.
Jun 4th, 2021
Incredibly delineated pretty nose. More floral than earthy, there's very nice balance here.
Incredibly delineated pretty nose. More floral than earthy, there's very nice balance here.
Feb 22nd, 2016
This might be the most structured Home released to date, but it's not closed. It is however very busy with a jumble of things going on right away - a streak of green stemminess, bright, zingy red fruit, a dash of sophisticated oak spice. Sometimes the Rhys wines on release show a lot of sweet primary fruit that needs some airing to mellow out, but that's not the case with this one, the fruit is already fairly restrained right out of the gate. it *still* moves to the background though, and it doesn't take much time before the wine is barely showing any fruitiness at all, just a blue/black complexion and an intense sensation of crushed stones, which combined with the powerful tannin make the texture of this thing very palpably grainy. It stays very drinkable though, never drying on the palate. Not as elegant as some vintages of Home have been, but the complexity is here.
This might be the most structured Home released to date, but it's not closed. It is however very busy with a jumble of things going on right away - a streak of green stemminess, bright, zingy red fruit, a dash of sophisticated oak spice. Sometimes the Rhys wines on release show a lot of sweet primary fruit that needs some airing to mellow out, but that's not the case with this one, the fruit is already fairly restrained right out of the gate. it *still* moves to the background though, and it doesn't take much time before the wine is barely showing any fruitiness at all, just a blue/black complexion and an intense sensation of crushed stones, which combined with the powerful tannin make the texture of this thing very palpably grainy. It stays very drinkable though, never drying on the palate. Not as elegant as some vintages of Home have been, but the complexity is here.
Nov 21st, 2015
Chantal had this 6 years ago
Chantal had this 6 years ago
Nov 25th, 2018