TN: 2013 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast

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  • 2013 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast (6/22/2019)
    Okay, now I get it. This got buried in my wine cabinet, and I finally got around to pulling it out. Brief decant. Wine seems to be right on the edge of starting some tertiary development, with the fruit starting to subdue, balanced by a bit of savory. This was delicious with some complexity starting to develop. Medium cherry notes, perfume, silky, understated. For the $25 we originally paid for this, not sure I’d find anything as good anywhere. (93 pts.)

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Note is about right and sure you can. RM appellation pinot last release was $30 which inflation adjusted is same maybe less. Dehlinger RRV is as well. They are out there

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Great note and agree all around!

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Thanks, yep. These kinds of wines should give us all confidence that you can drink exceptionally well for < $30 a bottle. Whether this, Cru Beaujolais, Riesling, Muscadet, and the list goes on…

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We go through these pretty quickly. I just started on our first of the 15’s on Friday. Tasty juice indeed!

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Scott, thanks for the note here. I have decided to stop buying the SC starting with the next release. I am so space challenged and I’m to the point now I would rather drink the Ox Ridge, Summa or even the Platt (which is tracking as my WOTY now), versus more of the SC. I have a 2012 SC left in my cellar and that is it. However, got a # of verticals going of the various SV stuff, which is now working better, at least for me.

FWIW, I am putting the 2017 OX Ridge in a blind format today against some other CA PN–let’s see how it does.