2018 Rhys, Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains Producer_Chionetti with a lineage of glassmaking

with a lineage of glassmaking that dates back to 14th-century Venetian origins

emphasizing a transparent

grainy tannins and a core of savory fruit that carries through a long

and 3% Cabernet Franc—are cultivated in surface Günzian gravel over a subsoil of smectite (blue and green clays containing iron oxides)

2018 Rhys, Horseshoe Vineyard Syrah, Santa Cruz Mountains Producer_Chionetti with a lineage of glassmakingRhys Vineyards operates in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where they utilize biodynamic farming practices to manage seven estate sites, including the Horseshoe Vineyard they developed in 2004. This vineyard is planted on diatomaceous shale with intermingled limestone at elevations ranging from 1,360 to 1,610 feet and is made from 100% Syrah. In the glass, this wine shows focused notes of blackberry, black olive, and cracked pepper, with a sinewy,