2016 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Occidental Ridge Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (26) Avg Score: 92.2 points

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  1/4/2024 - SMZ wrote: 94 Points

  Drinking beautifully…creamy and rich … in its sweet spot

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  4/9/2023 - ssouth wrote: 93 Points

  2016 Rivers-Marie Occidental Ridge Vineyard
  Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir. Alc 14%
  
  Wonderful candied cherries and earth
  Layers upon layers of fruit
  Crisp finish with min tannins
  In a very good place of it’s development

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  11/18/2022 - pjhr Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Delicious ripe red cherries, and earth on the nose and nuanced and palate with savory acidity on the long finish.
  Continues to drink beautifully!

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  6/20/2022 - Shay.Aldriedge Likes this wine: 93 Points

  My 2016 Rivers Marie Pinots are about gone…SummaOV is left. Occidental, Silver Eagle and SummaOV are always my favorites.
  
  Great example of a Pinot that has a lot of power but plenty of balance. Deep black cherry colored in the glass but the aromatics are much more savory than expected. There’s an animalistic/feral quality to this initially (that I love) showing a smoked meat flair alongside dark blood orange and ripe black cherries. Commanding mouthfeel and great acidity. Continual back and forth of dark berry fruit and savory/herbal notes. The use of whole cluster is noticeable but it does a good job complimenting the wine (more high toned) and not taking center stage (as in, not overly stemmy/green). Wonderful lengthy finish. More brooding and savory than Silver Eagle but certainly not in the vein of a “cab lovers pinot” style. This was delicious and likely hangs in this window for at least 5+yrs.

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  5/26/2022 - pjhr Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Opened a second bottle. Similar tasting notes to yesterday, but not quite as open.

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