Community Tasting Notes 67

• toddjerry wrote: 93 points

  February 22, 2024 - Pop and pour, deep dark red color. Big and burly, grippy tannins, opposite of delicate, I don't get the typical orange rind or sour cranberry, more blackberry tones. One of the bigger RM pinots I have ever had. Has plenty of life left, would wait a few more years.

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• Rayburn wrote: 94 points

  February 17, 2024 - wonderfully alive with plenty of red fruit and a soft core of tannins. Finish is medium long. How many more years does it have?

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• galewskj wrote: 94 points

  July 24, 2023 - Wines That Don't Suck at Ciao Bella: 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.

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• AGELVIS Likes this wine: 95 points

  July 23, 2023 - PNP. Deep hazy garnet color, with modest rim fade. Pomegranate, dark raspberry, violet, ginger, black tea, and subtle raisin. Smooth, dry palate. Firm, full tannins on the long finish.
  
  I cannot believe how well this has aged. Absolutely wonderful structure and complexity.

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• I'd Rather Be Drinking Wine Likes this wine: 94 points

  July 23, 2023 - Craig Tasting - WTDS (Ciao Bella - Bloomington): This was flighted with a 2014 RM Summa. Both were surprisingly good, but as Joe noted, this was a little more nuanced and also better integrated than its younger half brother.
  
  Prep: PnP
  
  Nose: dark cherry with some cigar box and spice notes.
  
  Palate: Creamed cherry, cranberry and orange peel with notes of forest floor and birch and tea leaves. tannins were fine and acidity was well integrated, but plenty to keep the fruit lively. I don't see this getting much better, but I also don't see it fading too soon, i.e., it is in a nice place, but no hurry to drink up. Solid 94+ for me.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2009
• Type Red
• Producer Rivers-Marie
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Summa Old Vines
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Coast

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• Pending Delivery 6 (1%)
• In Cellars 249 (38%)
• Consumed 392 (61%)

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