Domaine Pieretti Coteaux du Cap Corse Rouge 2017 RFLASH Rhys is one of the

Rhys is one of the few California wineries that made hard-core Burgundy drinkers sit up straight — not because the wines imitate Burgundy

and the Momo Sauvignon draws from the same certified estate vineyards in the Wairau Valley as the top cuvee

with a lot of stones

and turning out around fifteen thousand bottles a year

The palate is bold and direct

Domaine Pieretti Coteaux du Cap Corse Rouge 2017 RFLASH Rhys is one of theOut on the wild, windswept Cap Corse, Lina Pieretti farms a few hectares of vines planted by the sea amid Corsican maquis, on clay and schist soils that catch the salt off the Mediterranean. This Coteaux du Cap Corse red leans on Corsica's indigenous grapes, including the Grenache like Alicante, and tastes like the place: red fruit and wild herbs threaded with white pepper and a saline, mineral lift. The 2017 has settled into a savory, mature groove.