Rhys Vineyards

Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah

9.317 ratings
8.81 pro ratings
Santa Cruz Mountains, San Francisco Bay, California, USA
Syrah
Lamb
Top Notes For
Max Reichwage

Surprised to find Brett in this bottle, some redeeming plush fruit but overall muted with metallic finish

Surprised to find Brett in this bottle, some redeeming plush fruit but overall muted with metallic finish

Mar 11th, 2019
Carter White

Beautiful and pure dark fruit, blackberry and plum, complimented by violet, leather, clove, and black pepper. Grippy but softened with air, vibrant and fresh.

Beautiful and pure dark fruit, blackberry and plum, complimented by violet, leather, clove, and black pepper. Grippy but softened with air, vibrant and fresh.

Nov 21st, 2022
Brendan Baker

Initially fairly closed. By the last glass this has opened - beautiful floral nose, red cherry and iodine, lithe 👌

Initially fairly closed. By the last glass this has opened - beautiful floral nose, red cherry and iodine, lithe 👌

Jul 11th, 2022
Doug Sayed

Lightly spicy and peppery blue fruits with excellent balance and a great finish. Detailed, nuance and delicious in an only 13% abv package.

Lightly spicy and peppery blue fruits with excellent balance and a great finish. Detailed, nuance and delicious in an only 13% abv package.

Dec 19th, 2020
WC Fields

Young but good.

Young but good.

Oct 25th, 2020
Raj Harb

Needs time. Pleasant now if still v primary

Needs time. Pleasant now if still v primary

Mar 10th, 2019
WC Fields

Tighter than prior bottle and had same length of decant. Blackberries, moss, coffee beans, herbs, and pepper. Good stuff but stuffing to wait to drink the rest.

Tighter than prior bottle and had same length of decant. Blackberries, moss, coffee beans, herbs, and pepper. Good stuff but stuffing to wait to drink the rest.

Jan 7th, 2019
WC Fields

Young and delicious. Happy I opened. Thankful. Life is too short to drink bad wine or to wait for good wine that is great today. Be thankful and love your cellar for the enjoyment it gives now, not in 20 years.

Young and delicious. Happy I opened. Thankful. Life is too short to drink bad wine or to wait for good wine that is great today. Be thankful and love your cellar for the enjoyment it gives now, not in 20 years.

Nov 22nd, 2018
Alexandre Pagliano

Great bottle from Rhys, very dense and concentrated, deep dark robe, spices and black fruit. Polished and velvety tannins in a long finish. Hold another two years or decant 1 hour before drinking. The best Shiraz I know in the US !

Great bottle from Rhys, very dense and concentrated, deep dark robe, spices and black fruit. Polished and velvety tannins in a long finish. Hold another two years or decant 1 hour before drinking. The best Shiraz I know in the US !

Nov 4th, 2018
James Kaiser

James had this a year ago

James had this a year ago

Oct 5th, 2023