it’s perhaps not quite at its usual very high level

essence of pear and soft spice wisps

The palate is silky and focused

singed orange and honey behind

sweet and seamless on the palate

Rhys, Alpine Vineyard Hillside Pinot Noir Vintage:2017 it’s perhaps not quite atThis bottling is only made in the best years, and the 2017 Pinot Noir Alpine Hillside Vineyard was entirely destemmed. It has a pale to medium ruby purple color and very pretty, singularly perfumed nose of rose petal, hoisin, grilled meats and dried tangerine peel with saline, wild blackberries and oodles of red berry fruitsraspberries, cherries, cranberries and rhubarbplus earthy accents of tea leaves, tree bark and dried leaves. The light to medium