WTN: Love those Santa Cruz Mountains Wines

by **David M. Bueker** » Tue Feb 04, 2025 8:03 pm

2009 Rhys Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard - USA, California, Santa Cruz Mountains (2/4/2025)
Opened a bottle tonight, and I think it’s just starting to turn the corner to becoming an actual developed Pinot Noir. The fruit is still dark and forward. There’s still a floral note. There’s also an emerging earthy note that adds a bass note, and promises a really interesting tertiary phase. Tannins are melting away. I like this quite a lot right now, but I have real hope for the future, and my remaining two bottles.