Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard - 2008 (750ml) Size:750ml tannin and structure is simply

tannin and structure is simply extraordinary

more obviously tannic wine than the 1989

The palate is full-bodied and sumptuous with super-fine tannins

with still some mouth-searing tannin to shed

it is surprisingly lightweight for a wine from a superior year

Rhys Vineyards Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard - 2008 (750ml) Size:750ml tannin and structure is simply(92 95) Robert Parker The deep ruby colored 2008 Pinot Noir Alpine Vineyard (a 10 acre parcel planted at 1,400 feet) possesses a big, sweet, powerful nose of raspberries, spring flowers, damp earth, and mossy, foresty vegetation. Sweet currants, pomegranates, and black raspberries also emerge on the palate of this full bodied effort. With excellent acidity and delineation as well as a weighty, long, rich mouthfeel with lots of structure and tannin,