Vineyard: Gioia

Articles mentioning wines produced from this vineyard

Recent Sips of California Pinot Noir (10.10 5/11/2015)
Rivers Marie: Back on Track in 2012 (9.40 4/17/2014)
Rivers-Marie: 2010 & 2011 Reflect the Challenges of Farming on the Edge (9.24 5/5/2013)
A Dozen California Wineries Offer Holiday Cheer (11.14 12/3/2017)

Wineries sourcing from this vineyard

Rivers-Marie
Furthermore Wines

Reviewed wines produced from this vineyard

2014 Furthermore Gioia Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.4% all., 177 cases, $50. · Moderately dark garnet color in the glass. The nose leads off with aromas of black cherry, purple grape and blackberry. Discreetly concentrated flavors echo the aromas with a compliment of spice and toasty oak. The fruit veers to the very ripe side but doesn’t cross the line. Plenty of mouth filling goodness and length, with a silky texture and some finishing persistence. More giving when tasted the following day from a previously opened and recorked bottle. Score: 91. Reviewed December 3, 2017 WINERY » ARTICLE »

2013 Rivers-Marie Gioia Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.1% alc., $50. · Moderate reddish purple color in the glass. Aromas of black cherry, mulch and green garden. More appealing on the palate, with flavors of spicy black cherry, purple berries, plum, dark chocolate and oak with a savory herbal vein in the background. The wine offers a good attack and fruit tenacity in the mouth but lacks some length and intensity on the finish. More polish than the Sonoma Coast bottling and shows a deft touch of oak. Overall, the wine wants for inspiration. It was tasted a day and two days after opening and remained unchanged. Score: 89. Reviewed May 14, 2015 WINERY » ARTICLE »

2012 Rivers-Marie Gioia Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.1% alc., 212 cases, $50. Clone 115 and Pommard. 33% new oak. · Moderately dark reddish purple color in the glass. This wine comes at you with darker fruits and a more earthy pretense. Aromas of blackberries, black grape, dark chocolate, briar, oak spice and a hint of pine resin. Very accommodating flavors of dark red and purple fruits with an earthy underpinning. Very juicy with a lip-smacking finish. Deeper, denser and modestly tannic with oak in the background. This is the most brooding wine in the lineup at present. Score: 91. Reviewed April 19, 2014 WINERY » ARTICLE »

2011 Rivers-Marie Gioia Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

13.0% alc., 143 cases, $50. Clone 113 and Pommard. Located in proximity to Summa Vineyard. Aged in 50% new French oak barrels. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. Aromas of black cherries, raspberries, forest floor, moss and graham. Very tasty with a vibrant core of cherry and red berry fruit accented by notes of sassafras and Asian 5-spice. Presents a charming elegance with supple tannins and a refreshing finish. Not as big and boisterous as the 2010 vintage, but the similarities between the two vintages are evident, and the wine is quite charming in its own right. Very good. Looking forward to trying the 2012 vintage from this vineyard. Reviewed May 5, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »

2010 Rivers-Marie Gioia Vineyard Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir

14.1% alc., 120 cases, $50. Aged in 80% new French oak barrels. Gioia is a 2-acre vineyard just west of Occidental on Joy Road, about a mile from Summa Vineyard as the crow flies. A mix of 115 and Pommard clones. · Moderate reddish-purple color in the glass. The most aromatic wine in the lineup, filling the glass with a perfume of fresh black cherries, raspberries, clove and other spices, and sandalwood. Discretely concentrated dark raspberry and cherry fruit flavors with a hint of brown spice and dark chocolate. The mid palate fruit is very exotic and striking in its vividness, persisting with uncommon clarity in a very juicy, splashy finish. Seamless, with modest tannins, and easy to dance with now. Reviewed May 5, 2013 WINERY » ARTICLE »