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The January 2024 Auction: Part 2
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Lot 2058
Estimate: $170
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"The 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is dense and brooding. Black cherry, licorice, spice, leather, herbs and mineral accents shape this ample, beautifully resonant Pinot Noir. Diatomaceous Monterey soils estimated to be 11-15 million years old yield a Pinot of notable breadth, texture and complexity. The 2018 Pinot Noirs are without question the finest wines I have ever tasted from Rhys. One after the other, the 2018s are just off the charts brilliant, as saw in two separate tastings this past summer. The long, benign growing season with healthy rain and no shock events gave proprietor Kevin Harvey and winemaker Jeff Brinkman ideal conditions to really capture the essence of site. And that’s what these wines are all about. The essence of place. Two thousand eighteen is the perfect vintage to explore the vineyards in the Rhys range, as the wines are so precise, so defined. In some ways, the 2018s have suaveness to them that recalls the 2012s, but the 2018s have darker fruit and more energy. The Pinots spent 18-21 days on the skins, including a few days of cold soak. Some of the wines, notably the Home, Skyline and Swan Terrace are done with essentially 100% whole clusters. Alpine sees about 25% stems, while Bearwallow, Porcupine Hill and Horseshoe are done with fully destemmed fruit."
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"The 2018 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is dense and brooding. Black cherry, licorice, spice, leather, herbs and mineral accents shape this ample, beautifully resonant Pinot Noir. Diatomaceous Monterey soils estimated to be 11-15 million years old yield a Pinot of notable breadth, texture and complexity. The 2018 Pinot Noirs are without question the finest wines I have ever tasted from Rhys. One after the other, the 2018s are just off the charts brilliant, as saw in two separate tastings this past summer. The long, benign growing season with healthy rain and no shock events gave proprietor Kevin Harvey and winemaker Jeff Brinkman ideal conditions to really capture the essence of site. And that’s what these wines are all about. The essence of place. Two thousand eighteen is the perfect vintage to explore the vineyards in the Rhys range, as the wines are so precise, so defined. In some ways, the 2018s have suaveness to them that recalls the 2012s, but the 2018s have darker fruit and more energy. The Pinots spent 18-21 days on the skins, including a few days of cold soak. Some of the wines, notably the Home, Skyline and Swan Terrace are done with essentially 100% whole clusters. Alpine sees about 25% stems, while Bearwallow, Porcupine Hill and Horseshoe are done with fully destemmed fruit."
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