External search
Google (images)
Wine Advocate
Wine Spectator
Burghound
Wine-Searcher
Vintages
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
2005
2004
2003
2002
Show more
From this producer
Show all wines
All tasting notes
|
| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.3 pts. and median of 94 pts. in 43 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by hanasowner on 2/27/2024 & rated 95 points: Popped and poured...great from the start and improved over a couple hours before the bottle disappeared...some sweetness combined with red and black fruit...medium plus length and mellow tannins...drinking wonderfully now. (878 views) | | | Tasted by Shay.Aldriedge on 12/24/2023 & rated 94 points: This was given a short 30min decant before being consumed over the next two days.
My note is likely going to be reminiscent of my experience with the 2015 Panek I opened 3yrs ago. Out of the RM Cabernet lineup, Panek is the pleasure bomb. One of the signature traits I get from some of TRBs cabs is his ability to pull the entire fruit spectrum (entry of bright red fruits, mid palate of fresh and sweet blue fruits before a commanding and juicy black fruit finish). From the start, this was uber concentrated, but in an elegant way (not brawny). 2hrs later, this smoothed out and channeled a silky profile. This leans to a more floral, dark cherry, mocha fruit flavor profile up front before an inky, juicy, dark chocolate covered black cherry with mint and savory notes. Still on the upswing. Decant 2hrs or hold another 2-3yrs. However, it’s in a hedonistic stage now with minimal air. (1078 views) | | | Tasted by brigcampbell on 3/26/2023: Yes it's big and delicious. No reason to make excuses, just enjoy it for what it is. I enjoyed that cedar box notes. It is a well made new world California Cabernet from Napa. (1914 views) | | | Tasted by JLuch1 on 2/5/2023 & rated 94 points: Brought to dinner along with an 18 Myriad Empyrean. Both decanted for over an hour.
This was a bigger wine than I remember and compared to the 18 and 19 Rivers Marie NV cab I’ve had more recently. Big dark fruits, jammy, berry liqueur. Really concentrated mouth coating wine but the acid and tannins prevent it from being flabby. Nice long finish.
No need to rush to drink these, plenty of life left. The Empyrean was surprisingly more elegant and refined by comparison. I’m used to mikes style being pretty juicy and bold. (1790 views) | | | Tasted by zylmanj on 2/4/2023 & rated 93 points: Good wine. This isn't in my palate wheelhouse but I can see why most would like this. (1667 views) | | | Tasted by iamandyc on 1/20/2023 & rated 94 points: Was excellent from the PNP when opened at a restaurant. Lush, dark, flavorful with a long finish -- just great stuff. Excellent QPR! Not as great on 2nd day but still really good. Score is the average of both days -- probably 95+ on day 1. (1759 views) | | | Tasted by shadow on 11/24/2022 & rated 97 points: Nose screams sour cherry, first sip, sour cherry, hot sweaty leather.
Tannins are borderline bad ass, than wash away in a saliva induced rinse.
Big and bold, flash of dirt and a long finish.
easy 97 pts (1944 views) | | | Tasted by cab blends on 1/14/2022 & rated 95 points: TRB and MS Blind Tasting; 1/14/2022-1/23/2022: Dark red in color
Strong tannins 8/10
Nice long finish
NS HL1 AS 1 (3826 views) | | | Tasted by GiWineDoc on 12/23/2021 & rated 95 points: Singing after 1 hr decant (2982 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 10/2/2021 & rated 96 points: Four hour decant. Bright, but very very deep magenta color. Blackberry jam on French toast, plum, and blanched almonds on the nose. Smooth, dry, full bodied palate, with some slightly tart strawberry. Firm tannins on the longish finish.
This is simultaneously big and elegant, which is a tough balance to strike. Very nice improvement over the past year. (3969 views) | | | Tasted by Cali Fan on 4/1/2021 & rated 95 points: Beautifully smooth, velvety wine with definite raspberry and hints of kirsch. Clings to the glass and the palette. Great QPR like all the Rivers Marie cabs. Mouthfeel lingers for close to a minute. Great stuff. (3739 views) | | | Tasted by AGELVIS on 12/27/2020 & rated 94 points: Four hour decant. Bright, yet super deep magenta color. Cocoa Puffs, iced maraschino cherry, blueberry, and raspberry on the nose. Smooth, dry, deep fruited palate, with silty, resonating acidity. Full, medium intensity tannins on the longish finish.
This is simultaneously rich and elegant, but somehow lacked a “wow factor”. Absolutely wonderful wine and I’m hoping another year or two takes this up a notch. (3707 views) | | | Tasted by Kiteman12 on 8/30/2020 & rated 94 points: Nose: cedar, ruby/blue fruit, spice, cassis, anise
Palate: dark / black fruit- cherry, clove/cinnamon/baking spice, excellent linger, strong but consistent tannin structure.
Fantastic wine. Enjoyed it 2 years ago. Enjoyed revisiting now. (3203 views) | | | Tasted by royalscam on 4/4/2020 & rated 95 points: This is an outstanding Cab that is just waking up from its sleep. Needs a bit of decant time. Has a wonderful array of dark fruit flavors, mocha, currant and a touch of spice; excellent concentration; > 10 second finish. Could hold for 10+ but enjoyable now with patience (3667 views) | | | Tasted by gsiokis on 10/2/2019 & rated 94 points: PnP; 20 yr anniversary dinner. Needs time and/or a decant. Definitely in a better place later in the evening versus when opened. Consistent with other CTers previous notes. This is great wine that will get better with time.....1st bottle of our 2016's we have opened. Expect to climb 1 to 2 points. (4261 views) | | | Tasted by ageverett on 9/2/2019 & rated 95 points: Double decant. Super approachable, and disappeared quickly. As usual, dark purple fruits, slate. Delicious juice here. (4546 views) | | | Tasted by blarmston on 4/3/2019 & rated 96 points: Decanted three hours and it needed it. Not nearly as tight an unforgiving as the 2015 Panek, but this baby is in need of 5 years to come into its own.
This wine is like Zion Williamson- while its talented right now, I can just imagine how good it'll be in 2024. An unstoppable freight train, balanced skill set, and the best representation of its craft.
96 now with clear upside. (5738 views) | | | Tasted by jpmo on 4/1/2019 & rated 96 points: Young, young, young. Delicious, delicious, delicious. This will only get better with more cellar time but I’m glad that I listened to prior reviews and opened a bottle now to get a base line. It will be hard to resist the temptation to drink my remaining bottles early. (4073 views) | | | Tasted by #1Winelover on 1/16/2019 & rated 96 points: A really nice bottle and it bested 2 others (Carte Blanche and Jack Quinn - although all were different years). This kept calling to me. The proof is in the pudding and the other 2 bottles, well, I will enjoy them tomorrow.
Dark purple with a little red around the rim. Tons of fruit, mineral components, and unlike previous Panek, this was ready for business! Pretty smooth for a Panek wine at this youthful stage, dark fruit, lots of mineral with a nice long finish.
Held up very well on Day 2 - strutting its stuff and showing its pedigree. (5596 views) | | | Tasted by SommJourney05 on 12/19/2018 & rated 94 points: 6+ hour decant. Wanted to see what the 2016’s were all about. Still way too young, but provided quite a bit of pleasure. Deep ruby. On the nose black currant, plum, cassis and mocha with black peppercorn, herbs and crushed rock. Great texture on palate, firm (but not life sucking) tannins that have just the right amount of Napa sweetness. I love that this wine displays both strength and elegance (something hard to do for Napa Cabs). I am excited for this wines future! (94-97) (3365 views) | | | Tasted by MAXIMUM SATISFACTION on 12/8/2018 & rated 95 points: Decanted 3 hours but still and obviously painfully young. Ripe red fruit, oak, red currant, and mixed liqueurs (cherry, raspberry, blueberry). Like the Lore plenty of green notes, chalkiness and mouth drying tannins. Need 5 years in bottle. (3648 views) | | | Tasted by Frank Murray III on 7/26/2018: July 2018 Rivers-Marie Visit (At Mending Wall winery): Poured blind, in a flight of three which all turned out to be part of the just released portfolio of RM cabs. These were not decanted, just opened and poured to the glasses. A wow-like wine, with big concentration. Olive, cedar, tight currant and dark berry fruit with an intense and chocolatey finish. (4592 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| Rivers-Marie Producer websiteCabernet SauvignonCabernet Sauvignon is probably the most famous red wine grape variety on Earth. It is rivaled in this regard only by its Bordeaux stablemate Merlot, and its opposite number in Burgundy, Pinot Noir. From its origins in Bordeaux, Cabernet has successfully spread to almost every winegrowing country in the world. It is now the key grape variety in many first-rate New World wine regions, most notably Napa Valley, Coonawarra and Maipo Valley. Wherever they come from, Cabernet Sauvignon wines always seem to demonstrate a handful of common character traits: deep color, good tannin structure, moderate acidity and aromas of blackcurrant, tomato leaf, dark spices and cedarwood.
Used as frequently in blends as in varietal wines, Cabernet Sauvignon has a large number of common blending partners. Apart from the obvious Merlot and Cabernet Franc, the most prevalent of these are Malbec, Petit Verdot and Carmenere (the ingredients of a classic Bordeaux Blend), Shiraz (in Australia's favorite blend) and in Spain and South America, a Cabernet – Tempranillo blend is now commonplace. Even the bold Tannat-based wines of Madiran are now generally softened with Cabernet SauvignonUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)St. Helena Appellation Napa Valley
The single vineyards on weinlagen-info |
|
