Rhys Vineyards Skyline Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2014 Donnafugata The 2018 is full bodied

The 2018 is full bodied

Lots of pretty fruit at the end

and pressed flowers

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Two years in American oak have added a complex spice box of flavors

Rhys Vineyards Skyline Vineyard Pinot Noir, Santa Cruz Mountains, USA 2014 Donnafugata The 2018 is full bodiedA huge, tannic wine, the Pinot Noir Skyline Vineyard is at least several years from delivering true pleasure. Sweet floral notes add aromatic presence, but the remains a tightly wound ball of energy. White pepper, cherry jam and chalk meld into the deep, searing finish marked by Nebbiolo like tannin. 94 Pts Vinous