2019 Rivers-Marie Summa Old Vines Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.4% alc., $85. · Medium garnet color in the glass. The nose offers pleasing array of darker berry and stone fruit aromas with noticeable oak rising up. Noticeably complex and suave on the palate in a mid-weight style, featuring flavors of nicely ripened red cherry, raspberry and pomegranate. Very sleek in mouthfeel and quite giving, with very fine tannins and good acidity. There is a touch of oak but it is not as prominent as in the Young Vines bottling. This wine is like an elderly man dressed in a suit in that it demands respect and exudes ages of experience. When tasted the following day from a previously opened and re-corked bottle, the wine has largely shed its oak cloak and became very enticing. Score: 94. Reviewed August 1, 2021

Winery: Rivers-Marie
From article: Elite California Pinot Noir Vineyards Part I: North Coast - Sonoma Coast