Château Sainte Marie

Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2022

[Tasted on November 9, 2024 at Home with Jay]

Pomegranate and black raspberry fruit, with black tea notes.
— 7 days ago

Domaine du Vissoux / Pierre-Marie Chermette

Les Garants Fleurie Gamay 2020

Nice Beaujolais. Great ripe fruit balanced with some earth. Only thing keeping this from being higher is a slight bit of heat on the finish, perhaps due to the 14.5%. — 2 months ago

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Chartogne-Taillet

Cuvée Sainte-Anne Brut Champagne Blend

Love this. A lil dosage. Amazing texture, gentle bubbles, balanced acid. Cheers to the Olympics! — 4 months ago

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Spencer Fox

Spencer Fox

a favorite!

Rivers-Marie

Sonoma Coast Chardonnay

Beautiful layered aromas of apple honeysuckle and spice. Expansive pallet w apple, nut and toast. Finishes a touch bitter — 4 months ago

Marie et Pierre Bénetière

Cordeloux Côte-Rôtie Syrah 2015

Jeremy Shanker
9.2

Declassified vintage. Atypical but still delicious. — a month ago

Tom, Erik and 2 others liked this

Rivers-Marie

Silver Eagle Vineyard Pinot Noir 2014

David T
9.4

When TRB started this label, I thought a primarily Cabernet Winemaker is going to make Pinot Noir? I wondered how his first vintage would be and while it wasn’t bad by any means, it wasn’t what this 2014 Silver Eagle is at this point. TRB has/is honed/honing his craft. This 2014 will likely continue to improve a bit going forward over the next three years for sure & maybe five. This 14 Silver Eagle is definitely hitting its stride. The nose shows the blue & purple fruits I enjoy on the Pinots I prefer to drink.

The nose reveals nicely ripe blackberries, black raspberries, plum, baked cherries & strawberries, blueberries, mulberries, dry cranberry & raspberries hues on the glass edges. Mid berry cola/licorice, soft baking spices-clove, some nutmeg & vanillin, dark, Asian/Indian spice mix, light mix of fresh & dry herbs, dark rich soil w/ dry leaves, limestone, dry top soil with fresh & withering dark, red, blue florals framed in a fresh violet field.

The palate shows good mouthfeel & wire to wire consistency. Juicy, ripe; blackberries, black raspberries, plum, baked cherries & strawberries, blueberry & mulberry tones, pomegranate, cranberry & raspberries hues. Mid berry cola/licorice, soft baking spices-clove, some nutmeg & vanillin, warm caramel, toast, steeped fruit tea, dark, Asian/Indian spice mix with deep palate penetration & heat, light mix of fresh & dry herbs, dark rich soil w/ dry leaves, dry brush, sandalwood, grey volcanics. wet clay, sandstone & limestone powder, dry top soil with fresh & withering dark, red, blue florals framed in a fresh violet field. The acidity is excellent with a long, elegant, well; balanced, tensioned & structured finish that lasts minutes and lands nicely on dark spice as it sets.

I really enjoy this vineyard and some of the Winemakers that make Pinot from it.

Plenty of life left in this one. 8-10 years well stored.

Photos of, Rivers-Marie facility (2), Owner/Winemaker-Thomas Rivers Brown & beautiful prime Pinot clusters ready for harvest.
— 3 months ago

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Joshua Fisher

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That’s wine had almost every flavor in the book
David T

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@Joshua Fisher Definitely a complex wine. Throughly enjoyed it.

Marie Courtin

Efflorescence Extra Brut Champagne Pinot Noir

Charleston Food and Wine Classic…champagne and caviar tasting. — 2 months ago

Rivers-Marie

Panek Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2021

We got to meet TRB during our visit. He was extremely friendly, welcoming, and engaging. Grapes were coming in throughout our time there. Super cool experience! — 2 months ago

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Henri Bonneau

Cuvée Marie Beurrier Châteauneuf-du-Pape Red Rhone Blend 2015

Added to my previous note 41 weeks ago in October 2023. A bit too expensive at $465 for what it is. Garrigue. — 3 months ago

Tom, Rick and 23 others liked this
Douglas Braun

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Wow 😳

Marie Demets

Brut Tradition Champagne Blend

NV | Champagne
(100% Pinot Noir)
Marie Demets; Tradition
Extra Brut-Blanc de Noirs
Côte des Bar; Gyé-sur-Seine, France
Tirage 5 March 2022 / Disgorged 7 June 2023
Lot No. T-22/2
(90-92; Drink 2024-30)

On the Lawn at Tanglewood this afternoon with the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra (the overly talented youth!). Our conductor Andris Nelsons is leading IVES (Three Places in New England, Orchestral Set No. 1), BEETHOVEN (Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Opus 37) and STRAUSS (Also sprach Zarathustra, Opus 30...aka 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick❤️).

One of our local treasures, Emanuel Ax on piano for the Beethoven Concerto!
— 4 months ago

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