Rhys, Bearwallow Pinot Noir other_regions tobacco and brambly flavors

tobacco and brambly flavors

garrigue and spice

thick and dense

the wine is perhaps more interesting on the nose with its blast of garrigue

but there the style of the wine is more naturally in line with that style than the straight Barolo

Rhys, Bearwallow Pinot Noir other_regions tobacco and brambly flavorsComing from a single parcel of high density vines in the Bearwallow Vineyard in Anderson Valley, the 2013 Pinot Noir Porcupine Hill knocks it out of the park with it intensity and depth. Giving up fabulous black raspberry, dried rose petal, violets and spice incense, it's pure class on the palate and has an ethereal texture, perfect balance and a great finish. While distinctly different from the Santa Cruz Mountain releases, it's at the same quality