Also trying to trim list buying but will probably take a half case. Some combo of Summa, Summa OV, B Thieriot, SC.
was thinking of cutting back, but the '23 vintage is the wrong one to miss
Any notes?
I havenāt ordered from them in a long timeā¦out of curiosity, the last thing I ordered was 2011(!) cabs. Not sure why I stopped, but I always liked their juice.
What are prices like these days?
See above, but $35 for SC Pinot is probably the best value in all of CA for PN.
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At dinner last night with @Steve_Nordhoff who has tasted a few of the 2023 RM Pinot and his own Riverain made by TRB. Steve thinks itās his best Pinot vintage yet.
Canāt quote TRB because he wasnāt at dinner but Steve said everyone is very excited about 2023 Pinot like 2019.
Iām piggybacking off a few friends on the RM list and getting a sampler.
The question now is how awesome will Platt be? Super awesome or superduper awesome? Special place.
Trivia: @Fred_Scherrer planted Platt for Lou Platt
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I actually think it was planted by Daniel Roberts with the intention of Fred, Ted Lemon and David Ramey making wine from it. Also, Iām sure youāre probably already aware, but Platt fans should be signing up for this mailing list: Platt Vineyard
Iāve tasted through the wines twice, once after they went to barrel, and once out of tank before bottling, and the quality is through the roof.
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The RM offer includes a 2023 Platt Pinot Noir, but the Platt Vineyard web site you linked claims āHaving acquired Platt in 2022, we were able for the first time in 2023 to vinify all of Plattās production under our own name.ā Iām not sure what to make of that ā¦
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It sounds like the marketing staff isnāt talking to the vineyard management
TRB is getting fruit from Platt which is owned by AXA. They know each other as TRB has remained with Outpost as the consulting winemaker after AXA purchased the winery in 2018.
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Same here.
23 Pinots from RM are superb.
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How much time do people typically give these wines before opening?
Iāve drunk many RM over the years across the entire range. From ālook what UPS dropped off todayā to friends pulling mid 2000ās with 10+ years.
Theyāre all delicious. With the wines Iāve tasted, typically, the AVA wines are drunk earlier and stuff like Old Vine Summa become even more special with some age. But I have a friend Paul and heās fearless, everything is fair game. LOL
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Excited for both the 23 RM Pinots AND the Riverain Silver Eagle Pinot. The latter may have been my favorite I tasted last year.
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Iām looking forward to this as well. Dropped a number years ago when the kids started college, but had a 2022 Silver Eagle at a restaurant a couple of months back and spurred me to get back on the list.
Maybe Will has some notes on the release
He always seems to post them here once we get closer
After I get them and look them over, I put them up here. And this release will be no different.
23 was a special vintage in Napa & Sonoma. I look forward to everyone getting to see what we did.
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Anyone know if this offering will this be just Pinots or will the 23 Chardonnays also be offered?
I believe it is just pinots for this release. Chards usually get released about a month after the pinots
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