Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard, 2016 female blackcurrant and raspberry on the

blackcurrant and raspberry on the nose

and turned them into one of the most respected addresses on Etna's north slope

earthy backbone

energetic wine that lets terroir speak first

with all the depth and soul that makes Chave one of the Rhône’s all-time greats

Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard, 2016 female blackcurrant and raspberry on theOne of the first California producers to make hardcore Burgundy lovers sit up straight, Rhys chases elegance and terroir through mountain farming and low yields. Bearwallow is the estate's outlier: rather than the Santa Cruz Mountains, it sits in the cool northwest Deep End of Anderson Valley, planted on rocky slopes in one of the region's chilliest corners. The result is a Pinot with a different accent, generous and dark fruited yet still energetic