Family Farm Vineyard, Pinot Noir, 2021

Name: Family Farm Vineyard, Pinot Noir
Brand: Rhys Vineyards
Price: 394.33 GBP

Available Vintages

all 2019 2021 2022

justerini & brooks tasting note

Family farm always tends to drink and show itself earlier than the others and it is for this reason we have a bit of a soft spot for it – presence, balance, expressive fruits with notes of orange peel, tea and sweet spice giving complexity, it has all the elements to provide huge enjoyment at an early age. With succulent tannins and fresh berry fruit accented with notes of the Redwood forests that surround the vineyard, finishing on notes of turned earth and ripe cherry.

critic reviews

94/100Matthew Luczy,Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2021 Pinot Noir Family Farm Vineyard comes from a northeast-facing site in Portola Valley, 400 yards from the Home Vineyard. It has a lavish, impactful nose of dark chocolate, roasted espresso, moss and blackberry compote aromas. The palate is generous and chewy, with a finish of compacted loamy soil and a swelling, fine-grained tannic structure. Dense and compressed on the finish, this is in its infancy and will continue to be for five years.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2038

date of review 04/2024

96/100Antonio Galloni,Vinous

The 2021 Pinot Noir Family Farm is a wine of pure and total sensuality. Silky, aromatic and elegant, the 2021 is immediately captivating. Crushed rose petal, succulent red berry fruit, cinnamon, dried leaves and pipe tobacco soar out of the glass. This is another Pinot where the fruit is quite buried today, but all the elements are so well put together, making the Family Farm one of the more approachable wines in the range. Deeper, clay soils yield a Pinot with super-elegant tannins.

DRINKING WINDOW 2026 - 2036

date of review 11/2023