Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard, 2016 TBO Dame de Montrose represents Saint-Estephe

Dame de Montrose represents Saint-Estephe from a celebrated Left Bank Bordeaux estate

Teularju is the project of Francesco Sedilesu and family (you'll recognize the Sedilesu name from Mamoiada's wider Cannonau renaissance)

and herbs like thyme and bay leaf

and a palate that’s fresh

Rhys Vineyards, Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard, 2016 TBO Dame de Montrose represents Saint-EstepheOne of the first California producers to make hardcore Burgundy lovers sit up straight, Rhys chases elegance and terroir through mountain farming and low yields. Bearwallow is the estate's outlier: rather than the Santa Cruz Mountains, it sits in the cool northwest Deep End of Anderson Valley, planted on rocky slopes in one of the region's chilliest corners. The result is a Pinot with a different accent, generous and dark fruited yet still energetic