Fairly toasty, assertive and yeasty for a BdB, although it has ample acidity and freshness that is more reminiscent of chardonnay. 90-91.

Drink a good-sized glass from a magnum. Butterscotch, lemon curd, vibrant golden fruit, matchstick. With time there's a bit more wood that makes me wonder how long this magnum could last, but it was drinking fabulously tonight.

Pop and pour, that hallmark Rivers Marie cranberry and orange rind. The wine manages to seem dense with earth and yet lively at the same time. This seemed more resolved and more nuanced than the 2014 regular Summa in the flight, which was no slouch.

Sappy and dense with poblano pepper that got a little more green with air. There's depth here that I don't find in their Sonoma coast, and it seems to require some more time to resolve itself.

I believe pop and pour, drank a medium-sized glass over 90 minutes. Savory, old world, with leather, slight funk, loam and underbrush. This drank beautifully by itself and was even better with meatballs in tomato sauce.

3 hour decant, drank a medium-sized glass over 2 hours. Modern and fruity, with lively cherry and some vanilla. This drank young and was blown away by a 2007 Altesino reserva, but its clearly a quality wine that needs a few more years.

See I'D RATHER's note for treatment because I could not follow his complex process. Red-fruited, total old world Bordeaux look-alike, even with the funk. Cherry, plum, blackberries, lots of fruit, and lots of secondary flavors. 95 easy.

See I'D RATHER's note for bottle treatment. This was extraordinarily deep and rich, while also being rather shy. Kind of a burly dense Bordeaux that seemed to require more time in cellar.

This took 20 minutes in glass to resolve. Quite honeyed and rich for a Sauternes, although the flavor profile is full of nuance.