Region: Napa Valley, California

Vintage: 2022

Composition: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon

History: Rivers-Marie was launched in 2002 when Thomas River Brown made a tiny amount of wine from the legendary Summa Vineyard on the Sonoma Coast. Today, Rivers-Marie has grown to include not only a blended Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir but also several single vineyard sites from in and around Occidental, including Occidental Ridge, Willow Creek, Silver Eagle, and two separate bottlings from the Summa vineyard, which Thomas and Genevive purchased in 2010. In addition to Pinot, Thomas also makes small amounts of Cabernet and Chardonnay.

Tasting Notes: 

This wine is full of pure black fruits, liquid smoke, graphite, scorched earth and espresso roast. The acidity of the vintage cuts through all the structure. It also helps make this the most aromatically lifted version of Oakville Terraces to date. The nose leads with blueberries, crushed rocks, spring flowers and camphor. The texture might be the most intriguing thing about the wine helping to prolong the finish and give the wine a lightness that belies its origin.