2014 Rhys Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard
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The 2014 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard is a solid step up over the Anderson Valley release and has more tension, elegance and precision. Offering up classic notes of strawberries, spice, black cherries and a touch of sous bois, it has medium to full-bodied richness, terrific purity of fruit and integrated acidity. Give bottles a year or two and drink through 2026.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Antonio Galloni, Vinous
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The 2014 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard is a huge wine. Dark, powerful and intense. The low yields of the vintage are felt in the wine's massive fruit and pure heft. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke and licorice abound in a towering, somewhat burly wine that is going to need quite a bit of time to come around. (AG) 92+
The 2014 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard is a huge wine. Dark, powerful and intense. The low yields of the vintage are felt in the wine's massive fruit and pure heft. Dark red cherry, plum, smoke and licorice abound in a towering, somewhat burly wine that is going to need quite a bit of time to come around. Today, the Bearwallow is blowsy. It will be interesting to see if the Bearwallow finds a little more finesse in bottle.
Vivid and crystalline in the glass, the 2014 Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard offers notable focus throughout, with powerful, incisive tannins that propel the inky blue/purplish fruit. Hints of graphite, smoke and licorice add nuance in a poised Anderson Valley that appears to have a bright future.