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2017 Rivers-Marie Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

SKU #1419132 93 points Vinous

Outer quote mark One of the highlights in this lineup, the 2017 Pinot Noir (Anderson Valley) is absolutely gorgeous. Bright and floral, with terrific fruit presence and exceptional quality, the 2017 is positively stellar. The purity of the flavors is simply striking. Bright red cherry, lavender, rose petal and spice all race out of the glass in this stunningly beautiful wine. The Anderson Valley Pinot is sourced entirely from the Bearwallow Vineyard, which belongs to Kevin Harvey of Rhys. I am not sure how sustainable buying this level of fruit is for an appellation-level wine. The bottom line is that this is a tremendous value for the consumer. Buy it while you can. (AG) Inner quote mark (5/2019)

92 points Jeb Dunnuck

Outer quote mark Moving to the Pinot Noirs, the 2017 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley is a smoking value that’s all from Dijon clones and spent 10 months in neutral oak. There are only 160 cases made, but it has classic savory red and black fruits, wood smoke, and baking spice aromas and flavors, medium to full body, ripe tannins, and nicely integrated acidity. It shines for its complexity and balance and has classic Anderson Valley spice and savoriness. Inner quote mark (6/2019)

91 points Wine Advocate

Outer quote mark Aged 10 months in neutral oak, the medium ruby colored 2017 Pinot Noir Anderson Valley has a bright nose of warm cranberry sauce, cinnamon stick and orange peel with crushed red and black cherries and hints of blue fruits and underbrush. It's light to medium-bodied and silky with great concentration, a soft texture and seamless freshness on the long, spiced finish. (EB) Inner quote mark (12/2019)

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2017 Rivers-Marie Anderson Valley Pinot Noir

Price: $39.99

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VN: 93

JD: 92

RP: 91

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Varietal:

Pinot Noir

- One of France's most legendary grapes and the grape that earned Burgundy its reputation. The parent of varietals like Pinot Gris/Grigio and Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir is blue to violet to indigo in color with relatively thin skins, and it is said to have been cultivated in France for more than 2,000 years. At its best, Pinot Noir creates elegant wines that are filled with primary red fruit aromas and flavors while young, revealing with an array of secondary characteristics like earth, smoke, violet, truffle and game with age. The varietal is also known, perhaps better than any, for its ability to translate terroir, or a sense of place. While the best Pinot Noir still comes from Burgundy, it is being produced with increasing success in cooler climates around the world. In France, it is part of the trifecta of grapes that can go into Champagne, and it is also grown in Alsace, Irancy, Jura, Savoie, Lorraine and Sancerre. Outside of France it is produced under the names Pinot Nero and Blauburgunder in Italy's mountainous regions, as Spätburgunder in Germany and as Blauburgunder in Austria. In the US, Pinot Noir has found suitable growing conditions in the cooler parts of California, including Carneros, the Russian River Valley, the Anderson Valley, the Sonoma Coast, Monterey County, the Santa Lucia Highlands and Santa Barbara County, as well as in Oregon's Willamette Valley. In recent years, New Zealand has demonstrated its ability to interpret this hard-to-grow varietal, with successful bottlings coming from careful and attentive growers in Central Otago, Martinborough and Canterbury. Chile is also an up-and-coming region for Pinot Noir, creating fresh, fruit-forward, early-drinking and affordable Pinots from the coastal Casablanca Valley and the Limari Valley.

Country:

United States

- When people consider domestic wine, they normally think about the state of California. The fine viticultural Region within California, including the Napa Valley, Sonoma, Santa Cruz Mountains, Mendocino and Santa Barbara, are capable of growing grapes of world-class quality. But there's plenty of fabulous wine coming from other states, too. Oregon, Washington and New York are also causing eyebrows (and glassware) to be raised around the world.

Sub-Region:

California

- With the explosive growth that California's wine industry has seen the past several years, it's easy to view winemaking and grape growing in the Golden State as a recent phenomenon. And while it's true that California's viticultural history is brief compared to several European countries, this state's roots date back well over 200 years. Due to the enormous response to California wine within the United States and worldwide, there are thousands of excellent and diverse wines being produced within the state each year.

Specific Appellation:

Anderson Valley/Mendocino

- Cooled by the nearby ocean and the seemingly omnipresent bank of oceanic fog, this picturesque wine region is home to a wealth of cool-climate grapes like riesling and gewürztraminer plus chardonnay and pinor noir, which are responsible for impressive and intense sparkling wines.