2018 Rivers-Marie Winter Release next Tuesday, Jan 16

[Michael_Martin]

@Frank Murray III

Michael, in my last experience with the RM Bear, I found it unlike anything I had previously had from RM. My notes are in CT but if you don’t visit there, here is the most recent:

• 2015 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Bearwallow Vineyard - USA, California, North Coast, Anderson Valley (11/23/2017)
  Man, this drinks with a stern frame, both in the depth of the wine as well as the tannin that sits around the edges of the palate now. Dark cherry, even a bit of cedar, and plenty of structure. I breathed this out a short while, we drank it at ideal temp and it’s just still pretty tight. This for me is encouraging, as this drinks very differently than the RM signature from the SC sites and I like the more coiled expression and potential here…as a follow-up, using the following day and small pour to gauge the wine again, the wine has added some richness, some weight from yesterday but at the core of the wine is still the spicy dark cherry and the cedar. What also comes through today, which I couldn’t get the words for yesterday, is the savory part of the wine. What this quality reminds me of today is a mix between some Indian spices, the more pungent kind that add so much flavor, as well as light menthol note. Mix those two dynamics together, this is the savory element. I already enjoy and buy Rhys Bearwallow and this is just a darker, more intense expression of Bearwallow. Given how this first vintage of Rivers-Marie Bear is showing, I’ll plan to add this to my January order.

Posted from CellarTracker

In contrast to the other RM wines of the portfolio where I make this point of contrast, I cannot tell yet whether it was vintage, winemaking style of that vintage, some of both, or truly if there is a signature difference between Bear and the rest of the portfolio. But, I am intrigued to see if it comes through again in 2016. I’m going to buy a few and trust it will. While I dig Summa (had the 15 last night, it was terrific), I am intrigued with RM Bear.

Awesome, thank you.

[Josh_H]

Antonio’s scores come out today, don’t they?

[Gary_Ahearn]

@Eric S n y d e r

@William Segui

@Steve L Gellman

Anyone tasted the Pinots?

Antonio tasted through the entire line-up on Sunday and mentioned on Vinous that he was going to have them published on Monday.

Thanks for the heads up!

Update: Now early Tuesday morning for AG’s review of RM wines.

[Tom_Futey]

Herb Lamb Vineyard Cab, wow. Exciting

[R_Nanda]

I’ll buy Summa, Summa OV and Occidental Ridge. Really limiting my new world mailing list purchases as my palate and cellar shifts towards the old world, but RM is top of the heap for me in Cali Pinot and I’ll continue to buy and cellar these wines.

[Michael_Martin]

Bump

[Josh_H]

Curious as to Antonio’s thoughts.

If offered, Silver Eagle may be one of my choices. I don’t see a ton of discussion about it.

Happy purchasing everybody!

[cjsavino]

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

[Bdklein]

@cjsavino

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

And some lower too, 89,90,91.

[Michael_Martin]

@Bdklein

@cjsavino

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

And some lower too, 89,90,91.

Who, what, where?

[Bdklein]

@Josh H

Curious as to Antonio’s thoughts.

If offered, Silver Eagle may be one of my choices. I don’t see a ton of discussion about it.

Happy purchasing everybody!

I have been happy with the Silver Eagle. Haven’t drank either Summa yet but liked the SE over Occidental, Kanzler, and Giaoa (spelling?). But I have not been a long time buyer.

[Bdklein]

@Michael Martin

@Bdklein

@cjsavino

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

And some lower too, 89,90,91.

Who, what, where?

The Appelation/non-SVD wines.

[Michael_Martin]

@Bdklein

The Appelation/non-SVD wines.

Thank you.

[Josh_H]

@Bdklein

@Josh H

Curious as to Antonio’s thoughts.

If offered, Silver Eagle may be one of my choices. I don’t see a ton of discussion about it.

Happy purchasing everybody!

I have been happy with the Silver Eagle. Haven’t drank either Summa yet but liked the SE over Occidental, Kanzler, and Giaoa (spelling?). But I have not been a long time buyer.

Thank you for your thoughts.

[Josh_H]

@cjsavino

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

Thanks. What was the breakdown?

[cjsavino]

@Josh H

@cjsavino

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

Thanks. What was the breakdown?

You need to pay for that, will not post paid content from other sites

[Josh_H]

@cjsavino

@Josh H

@cjsavino

Looks like AG notes are posted, 93, 94, & 95’s

Thanks. What was the breakdown?

You need to pay for that, will not post paid content from other sites

Not a problem, wasn’t sure if they had been posted publicly yet. Thanks.

[J_Scott]

Order in for a bit of everything. Now we wait…

[P_D_e_r_d_e_y_n]

Order in.

Hey Will, check the shipping dates. Looks like they are still the same as from the cab release last year.

[CFu]

please ship mine two months ago Will. Xo