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2007 Rivers-Marie Chardonnay B. Thieriot Vineyard |
| Vintage | Type | Producer | Variety | Designation | Vineyard | Country | Region | SubRegion | Appellation | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | White | Rivers-Marie (web) | Chardonnay | n/a | B. Thieriot Vineyard | USA | California | Sonoma County | Sonoma Coast |
| Community Tasting History |
Community Tasting Notes (average 91.4 pts. and median of 92 pts. in 33 notes) | |
| Tasted by jerhardt on 1/30/2010 & rated 91 points: Obvious in its style, but obvious for what it is. Not one for long aging, but fun to drink now. (234 views) | |
| Tasted by Dale B. on 1/21/2010 & rated 94 points: (232 views) | |
| Tasted by CMCLR on 12/20/2009 & rated 93 points: (343 views) | |
| Tasted by CMCLR on 12/20/2009 & rated 93 points: (360 views) | |
| Tasted by onewineheaven on 12/16/2009 & rated 88 points: I want to believe. But it's hard to believe with a shaft of oak up your nose. It did go well with teriyaki marinated chicken sticks because of the sweet oak so I'll give it credit for that. Attractive in weird non-varietal way. Maybe the hint of botrytis throws it off. (613 views) | |
| Tasted by pgruber on 12/1/2009 & rated 86 points: A bit too oaky for me with out the mineral balance. Flabby. (708 views) | |
| Tasted by Jody Smith on 11/29/2009: Awesome, bright bitter lemon peel. Rock and mineral aromatics blossom in the mid palate to repeat a lemony, oily persistence. The brightness eventually fades on the finish to reveal lees and baby powder. (661 views) | |
| Tasted by scott davis on 11/28/2009 & rated 93 points: Golden yellow in color and clear. A rich bouquet of spicy apple and pear flavors with a dollop of vanilla dominate the nose. The palate exhibits spiced pears, lemon rind, honeysuckle, a touch of pink grapefruit, and proper oak. Deep and compelling flavors are balanced by the racy acidity. Medium to full bodied, and long in the finish. This is a very well crafted chardonnay. (712 views) | |
| Tasted by jwebtx on 11/23/2009: This wine is up there with the best of Cali chards. Peter Michael and Aubert watch out. This wine has texture and a lengthy finish of lemon and mineral. (748 views) | |
| Tasted by egh on 11/21/2009 & rated 92 points: 14.1% alcohol. A quintessential and particularly deft expression of CA Chardonnay that shows rich, fuller bodied and fleshy textured yet with terrific acidity and an underlying minerality that helps to cut through and balance out the richness. Offers up a complex aromatic and flavor profile with notions of lemon curd, lime zest, pineapple, buttered popcorn, and toasty oak. Terrific wine. (714 views) | |
| Tasted by wineismylife on 10/17/2009 & rated 90 points: Sacred Cow is released into the wild (Restaurant X, Oklahoma, OK): WIML90 Tasted October 17, 2009 at an offline. Light yellow to yellow color in the glass, clear hue throughout. Nose of toasted oak, vanilla and cream. Flavors of toast, hazlenut and yellow pears. Medium acidity and body. Drink over the short term, perhaps the medium term. (891 views) | |
| Tasted by budman on 10/12/2009 & rated 93 points: Last bottle must have been off. This was great bottle!!! Lots of complexity, and minerality. (915 views) | |
| Tasted by wjs on 9/20/2009: Drank @ Solbar for anniversary. Felt a little fleshier, rounder than I remember (tried w/ Thomas from barrel). Lemon zest, structure + fruit, persistent finish. Will buy as many as RM will sell. Highly recommended. (1009 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 9/12/2009 & rated 88 points: (758 views) | |
| Tasted by phlin on 8/22/2009 & rated 93 points: Dinner at Rick Moonen's RM Seafood. A dead ringer for a white Burg, this wine displays refined aromas of white corn, hazelnut, lime zest, and lemon pulp. Lean and flinty on the palate, with precise notes of ocean spray, saline, lemon pulp, kumquat, and crushed minerals. Elegant and zesty with great acidity. An excellent wine that is drinking well now but has tremendous aging potential. Easily 93-94 points. (1088 views) | |
| Tasted by ruddy on 8/9/2009 & rated 90 points: Chardonnay for those who don't like (Californian) Chardonnay. Bright citrus on nose, palate and finish, with an especially pretty hit of lemon on the aftertaste. (1248 views) | |
| Tasted by yui on 6/16/2009 & rated 92 points: No real notes here, but I do remember the finish was like sucking on a lemon drop (1386 views) | |
| Tasted by budman on 6/14/2009 & rated 90 points: Reminds me of a Peay chard, with the lime and mineral notes, but it doesn't have the excitement of a Peay chard. (1325 views) | |
| Tasted by silton on 5/30/2009 & rated 93 points: On the pop and pour yesterday the nose was full-blown vanilla-oak richness but the palate more Mersault-like, full bodied but snappy with white fruit, apples, and key lime cheesecake, all mineral-infused and well-balanced between the fruit and acid. Today it is even more integrated, with less distinction between the nose and palate. Nice treat to start off summer break!! (1312 views) | |
| Tasted by Nanda on 5/20/2009 & rated 94 points: Beautiful mineral, rich apple fruit and oak spice nose. Palate is full bodied with plenty of fruit and acid playing off of each other. Long finish is full of stony, fruity and toasty notes. Rich and complex - very nice. Off the list at Palate in Glendale, CA. (1407 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 5/16/2009: As I rarely come across Chards, can't really tell the quality here. However, certainly not up to snuff with the Auberts... (1411 views) | |
| Tasted by Seanr7 on 5/3/2009 & rated 93 points: No detailed notes, had at dinner with friends. This is a head turner, very old world style great citrus notes with a mineral finish at just a hint of oak. Am really looking forward to visting this again in a few years. (1480 views) | |
| Tasted by Anonymous on 4/12/2009: Given some of the recent tasting notes on this wine, I had to give it a try. Contrary to a couple of the notes, I found the oak to be fairly light on the nose, with some very floral vanilla and a citrus edge. Bit of heat on the palate at first (which seemed to right itself quickly), focused, clean, not at all over the top. Extremely well balanced, with good acidity (actually I guess it's more correctly low pH). While the bottle states 14.1% alcohol, the website claims 13.9%. At least one poster thought this came across as very "Californian" with too much oak, and that it was tiring. I found it to be the opposite -- lively, and very Burgundian in structure. It will be interesting to see how this develops. (1475 views) | |
| Tasted by onewineheaven on 4/11/2009 & rated 88 points: Lovely straw color. Brioche, oak, meyer lemon bean curd and maybe an apple pie out of the oven aroma but really not showing a lot of fruit on the nose yet. I think it's there...I hope it's there, but the jury is still out. The wine plays to the gallery now without any real interest beyond the vanilla, creme brulee flavor. It has plenty of acid to the point of being a bit tart so maybe it will all come together in two years in a nice harmonious package. It reminds me of the pie Mother used to make with sweetened condensed milk, fresh lemon juice, and graham cracker crust. I loved that pie but one piece was plenty. This is a flamboyant wine and I like it for what it is but refreshing it's not. It tires the palate with its Falstaffian profile. I think wine makers in California have too much money to spend on new oak. I'll keep my other bottle for a couple of years and pray over it. (1511 views) | |
| Tasted by mshivers on 4/8/2009 & rated 94 points: (1161 views) | |
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2007 Rivers-Marie B. Thieriot Chardonnay Sonoma Coast—120 cases, 13.9% alcohol, 100% new French oak 3.18 finished pH. I keep writing that down to become more comfortable with it. We can’t say this is a dead ringer for white Burgundy but we’ve heard the comparisons from the dozen or so folks who’ve tasted it. It has liquid mineral, honeyed, lime zest, brioche and white chocolate qualities that suggest it might not be from California until the power of the wine takes over in the finish. The nose can go from fully open to reticent very quickly suggesting it will need some time in bottle to settle down. It was fermented in 100% new wood to tame the acidity and it is barely evident in the wine. The wine was finished in stainless for 2 months after 10 months in oak and bottled without fining or filtration. Because of the pH, malo did not finish until August of last year so the wine was allowed extra time to development as a complete wine compared to the Pinots. We are extremely excited to be making Chardonnay from this illustrious vineyard located directly across the street from Summa. Definition of "white wine" at Epicurious.com Varietal character (Appellation America) WineAmerica (National Association of American Wineries) | Free the Grapes! California Wines (Wine Institute of California) California is one of the most diverse wine regions in the world, with almost 100 grape varieties grown in almost 10 viticultural areas, including dozens of different microclimates and soil types, as well as a very individualistic set of winemakers, many with international experience, which adds to and deepens that diversity. Sonoma County Vintners |
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