River Road, Stephanie's Cuvee Pinot Noir, Russian River Valley

Light ruby red color. Surprisingly no bricking considering its modest upbringing and advanced age. Indefinite berry and alcohol nose. Cherry cola and raspberry. Kind of simple, but not bad. This was a gift and sat in the cellar for a looooong while before it got placed on the must open soon list. Perfectly good with a little chocolate ice cream. I agree with the 88-89 rating.

This was a surprising pinot with a beautiful ruby red color. This matches up with the best qualities of selections from the Willamette Valley very nicely. Everyone enjoyed it. Definite rebuy.

Sourced from a single vineyard within a cool-climate subappellation of the Russian River Valley, this medium ruby wine delivers a core of red cherry and raspberry fruit, accented with notes of clove, anise, almonds and black tea. Medium-bodied, fresh, softly tannic and with nicely integrated alcohol (listed as 14.3%), it retains good presence on the mid-palate and closes with a medium-length finish that has a wisp of oak. A very solid Pinot for the price, this should be at its …

Not a strong taste, very light even for a pinot

Color: Garnet Nose: Cherry Present Taste: Cherry and Raspberry Flavors; Fruit Forward with Quality Finish Comp's: Lower End of Amici RRV Pinot; Good with Salmon