2017 Rivers-Marie Silver Eagle Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.4% alc., 300 cases, $60. 15% whole cluster. Addition of Swan selection in this year’s bottling and deletion of clone “828.” · Dark garnet color in the glass. The nose is filled with the scents of black grapes, black plum and blackberries. The biggest and ripest fruited wine in the lineup, with a charge of dark berry fruits and a hint of raisin, underlain with a thread of oak. Silken in texture, with integrated tannins and an oak-infused, but satisfying finish. Only California could produce a flood of Pinot fruit like this. A little too ponderous and ripe for my personal taste. Score: 92. Reviewed May 3, 2019

Winery: Rivers-Marie
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