Rhys Vineyards Horseshoe Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2019 Domaine Bernard Moreau as well as complexity

as well as complexity

Bright golden color with elegant bubbles

though supple with fruit and cool lees enrichment

The wine's fruitiness will benefit from some aging to channel the depth of flavor into richness

saline and energetic

Rhys Vineyards Horseshoe Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2019 Domaine Bernard Moreau as well as complexityThe 2019 Pinot Noir Horseshoe Vineyard is one of the most powerful, structured wines in this lineup. It has so much to offer, but very clearly needs quiet a bit of time. Strong mineral and savory accents drive the balance today. Crushed rocks, tobacco, cedar and earthy notes are very much in the foreground, while the fruit appears quite reticent at this stage. The Horseshoe was done with fully destemmed fruit and yet it is quite closed. I can hardly