Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard, 2016 limestone tasting There’s a slight mineral undertone

There’s a slight mineral undertone that adds complexity and enhances its overall clarity

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Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard, 2016 limestone tasting There’s a slight mineral undertoneOne of the first California producers to make hardcore Burgundy lovers sit up straight, Rhys chases elegance and terroir through mountain farming, low yields, and an obsession with rock and exposure. Horseshoe is the sterner, more mineral foil to perfumed Alpine: a high, protected estate vineyard just east of Skyline near the spine of the Santa Cruz Mountains, giving a structured, stony Pinot built for the cellar. This 2016 is still youthful and