2019 Rivers-Marie Cabernet Sauvignon Calistoga

Community Tasting Notes (10) Avg Score: 93.0 points

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  8/19/2023 - JWS84 Likes this wine:

  Consistent with my prior note. This is a great value single vineyard Napa cab, and I found a degree of freshness here that was really appealing. It struggled a bit to follow a 2019 Clos des Papes and 2008 Billecart Salmon Nicolas Francois, but on day two when we finished the last 2/3rds of the bottle it was showing really well. I’d say there are no issues with opening now, but give it a solid hour decant.

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  4/30/2023 - JWS84 Likes this wine:

  Wow, this was excellent. We greatly preferred this to our most recent experience with the 2018 Calistoga. It had tremendous freshness and lift, and a beautiful finish. I suspect it will be difficult for us to keep our hands off of our remaining bottles.

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  3/11/2023 - cubswinws Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Always a pleasure to drink and this vintage is no exception.

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  2/24/2023 - Alexander Smith Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Premiere Napa Valley; 2/22/2023-3/25/2023 (Napa, California): First time tasting Rivers-Marie wines, I was impressed by all wines that were poured. The Chardonnays had both energy and tension wrapped around a core of fruit, the Pinot Noirs showed refinement and more Burgundian in style, the Cabernets again nicely refined and focused.
  
  Sources exclusively from the Larkmead vineyard. This shows the wonderful style of Calistoga and Larkmead, with notes of warm blackberry pie, blackcurrant coulis, cassis, black pepper and pastry notes. The palate is full bodied, lush with warm dark fruit, dark chocolate with a rich and velvety mid-palate and a medium layered finish.

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  1/8/2023 - happy712 Likes this wine: 95 Points

  Decant 5 hours. Wonderfully fruity and complex at the same time. Has a very long finish. Amazing wine.

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