2011 リバース・マリー ピノ・ノワール ジョイア・ヴィンヤード

2011 リバース・マリー ピノ・ノワール ジョイア・ヴィンヤード

2011 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Gioia Vineyard

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2011 Rivers-Marie Pinot Noir Gioia Vineyard Sonoma Coast - 143 cases, 13.0% alcohol, 50% new oak

This is maybe the most similar wine to its 2010 edition due largely to the exoticness of the site. Notes of sandalwood, smoke, licorice, citrus peel and lavender dominate the nose and palate. Like the wines from Summa, we really haven't tasted anything similar to it. Comprised of an equal blend of 113 and Pommard clones, it shows the elegance and power associated with both selections. Its proximity to Summa will always place it more in the red/orange fruit camp but it has an extra dose of fruit tannin that gives it more heft than other wines from the true Coast. This wine for us is worth it for the beauty of the aromatic alone.