Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard, 2014 (500ml)

Half-bottle format from one of California's most precise Pinot producers—ideal for exploring aged Rhys without committing to a full 750ml. Family Farm Vineyard sits at 400 feet in the Santa Cruz Mountains on alluvial sand and clay loam soils. Kevin Harvey's Burgundian approach (small lots, native yeast, minimal intervention) produces wines of uncommon structure. At 12 years old, this 2014 shows the secondary complexity that distinguishes Rhys from fruit-forward California Pinots. Half bottles age slightly faster, making this beautifully evolved and ready now.ibrary release from Rhys's founding vineyard (planted 1995). 13 years of evolution—savory, forest-floor complexity. 450 ft, wild yeast.