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Rivers Marie

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Rivers Marie

Thomas Rivers Brown (2010 Food and Wine Magazine Winemaker of the Year) and his wife, Genevieve Marie, developed the Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon based winery, Rivers Marie on a whim. They were inspired once they were offered coveted Sonoma Coast, Summa Vineyard fruit by their friends, Scott and Joan Zellar. Rivers Marie has developed into one of the most cherished wines in all of California. There are only a few hundred bottles of each varietal produced each year and amassing them is nearly impossible since there are over 4,000 people on the waitlist. The wines are hand harvested and are never fined or filtered. This self-taught winemaker has made quite the name for himself having a hand in producing wines for over a dozen Napa wineries such as Schrader, Maybach, and Outpost.

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Tasting Notes

WA95
The opaque purple-hued 2012 Cabernet Sauvignon Crona Vineyard, from gravelly, stony soils in the western Oakville hills, is the most intense, massive, structured and tannic wine of this group of 2012s. Aged in 75% new oak (250 cases produced), it offers up notes of licorice, graphite, vanillin, baking spices, blueberries and blackberries along with stupendous extract, richness and structure. Drink it over the next 20+ years.
WS92
Combining power with finesse, this chunky, gutsy entry offers rock-laced dark berry flavors. An exciting, supple style that should only become more harmonious. Best from 2017 through 2028.

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