2016 Rhys ‘Alesia’ Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

Cherry/cranberry fruit. Drinks very well now.

"The 2016 Alesia Pinot Noir Anderson Valley is unabashedly delicious, bursting with fragrant aromas of dried flowers, raspberries, wild plums and sweet forest floor. On the palate, the wine is medium-bodied, supple and satiny, with a juicy core of succulent, mouthwatering fruit that's framed by melting tannins. This bottling is already expressive, and I'd expect it to drink well for a decade, perhaps more. Note that this vintage hails entirely from Kevin Harvey's Bearwallow Vineyard...beginning with the 2016 vintage, appellation wines will no longer be produced under the Rhys Vineyards label, which henceforth will be reserved for vineyard-designate wines. Instead, Harvey's Alesia label, formerly used for wines from purchased fruit, is being re-introduced as a home for appellation wines--even though these wines will now be produced entirely from estate-grown fruit." - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

Technical Notes

All estate fruit from the Bearwallow Vineyard down the deep end of Anderson Valley. 23 acres planted, mostly 6’x3', all with our own massale selection of heirloom and suitcase vine material

Elevation 400-700ft

Aspect: Southeast to Southwest

Slope: 20%

Soil: Wolfey-Bearwallow Series - 6”-24” topsoil over deep fractured shale

Alc 12.9%

Cooperage - 11% new oak (Francois Freres custom barrels, 4 yr seasoning, med to med+ toast)

No whole cluster in this bottling

120 barrels (225L) produced

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States Available for Shipment

Listen, we do not make the rules, so unfortunately we cannot ship wine to AR, DE, KY, MS, RI, and UT.