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Rivers-Marie Summa Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Ratings on Delectable
Brandon Thurber
Not my favorite of the RM Pinot lineup - QPR goes to the Sonoma, IMO.. Plenty of red fruits but a bit dustier on the palate than I would prefer.
Not my favorite of the RM Pinot lineup - QPR goes to the Sonoma, IMO.. Plenty of red fruits but a bit dustier on the palate than I would prefer.
9.2
TheSkip
More lean and fruit backward than the typical RM. Still quite enjoyable.
More lean and fruit backward than the typical RM. Still quite enjoyable.
9.1TheSkip
Tremendous. What else can I say?
Tremendous. What else can I say?
9.4
Grant Everett
Best young Pinot I have popped in a long time. Maybe ever.
Best young Pinot I have popped in a long time. Maybe ever.
9.7
Trent Fletcher
Over a 3.5 hour period on May 29, my wife and I (along with three kids in tow) had the pleasure of sitting down with Will Segui of Rivers-Marie and winemaker of his personal label William & Mary at the Mending Wall facilities in St. Helena to taste through seven wines from bottle. Will also graciously provided tastings of his 2016 and 2017 William & Mary varietals from barrel. Drank after the 2016 Occidental Ridge; very different nose and palate; this is much more herbal and not quite as rich and powerful; the dark cherry fruit is more in-line with a nice herbal/stem/pine forest floor note as opposed to being the primary driver; this seems to be more heavily structured than the Occidental; still, a very smooth drinker right now; give it a couple of years
Over a 3.5 hour period on May 29, my wife and I (along with three kids in tow) had the pleasure of sitting down with Will Segui of Rivers-Marie and winemaker of his personal label William & Mary at the Mending Wall facilities in St. Helena to taste through seven wines from bottle. Will also graciously provided tastings of his 2016 and 2017 William & Mary varietals from barrel. Drank after the 2016 Occidental Ridge; very different nose and palate; this is much more herbal and not quite as rich and powerful; the dark cherry fruit is more in-line with a nice herbal/stem/pine forest floor note as opposed to being the primary driver; this seems to be more heavily structured than the Occidental; still, a very smooth drinker right now; give it a couple of years
9.2Walt M Britt
Excellent Pinot that gets better the longer it is allowed to open up. Love Rivers-Marie wines and this one lives up to the following this boutique winery has fostered.
Excellent Pinot that gets better the longer it is allowed to open up. Love Rivers-Marie wines and this one lives up to the following this boutique winery has fostered.
9.2Mark Flesher
Missed out on acquiring this wine in 15, and damn sure didn't want to miss out on the 16's. But, perhaps my desire for this one to be an extra year in the bottle deceived me a little. This wine has excellent structure and balance. The start is a medicinal, herbal dirty black cherry with a nice, balanced middle and acidic finish. But umm....yeah, this one isn't really ready to go yet. Still VERY drinkable. The Coravin found its way to the first glass, and then I asked myself just WTF I was thinking and opened the rest of the bottle (who am I kidding??). Hindsight? Leave this one alone for 2 years. Since I obviously won't be able to hold the other 2 for as long as they should, I'll have to stalk people who have this wine and beg for a pour.
Missed out on acquiring this wine in 15, and damn sure didn't want to miss out on the 16's. But, perhaps my desire for this one to be an extra year in the bottle deceived me a little. This wine has excellent structure and balance. The start is a medicinal, herbal dirty black cherry with a nice, balanced middle and acidic finish. But umm....yeah, this one isn't really ready to go yet. Still VERY drinkable. The Coravin found its way to the first glass, and then I asked myself just WTF I was thinking and opened the rest of the bottle (who am I kidding??). Hindsight? Leave this one alone for 2 years. Since I obviously won't be able to hold the other 2 for as long as they should, I'll have to stalk people who have this wine and beg for a pour.
9.3
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