Cobb Wines Rice-Spivak Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
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Bergamot tea and mandarin orange zest aromas emerge with black cherry and fresh red Fuji apple notes along with earthy hints of mushroom and Asian five spice. On the palate it’s finely textured with vibrant acidity and additional supporting flavors of lavender, pine and truffle. Quite drinkable at this young stage with tannins present but not overpowering.
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This is a beautifully made wine, fully able to capture the beauty of coastal influence in a great vintage. Spicy and floral, with a delicate entry, this has nuanced and entangled elements of wild raspberry, lavender, Asian spice and foraged mushroom. A stemmy earthy undercurrent adds energy and continued freshness on the long-lasting finish of forest.
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The darkest and richest of the 2016 Cobb Pinot Noirs, with black cherries, liquorice, gunpowder and steel wool on the nose. The palate lightens up with a silky and precise texture that is still fatter than the other wines. Cassis, pie crust and cola appear on the persistent and powerful finish. Drinking Window 2020 - 2031
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2016 Pinot Noir Rice Spivak Vineyard is pale ruby in the glass and has a pretty nose of violet and lilac with pipe tobacco, pink peppercorn, charcuterie and savory herbs plus a hint of bay leaf. The palate is light to medium-bodied, smooth and silky on entry, then evolving with savory character and firm structuring tannins, finishing very long and layered.
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James Suckling
A fresh and clean pinot with sliced orange and dried strawberry character. Medium body, tangy finish. Drink now.
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Jeb Dunnuck
More understated, with pretty cherry and assorted red fruits as well as subtle spice and underbrush, the 2016 Pinot Noir Rice Spivak is medium-bodied, has bright, juicy acidity, fine yet present tannins, and a great finish. Aged 22 months in 30% new French oak, this Burgundian styled beauty has terrific potential but needs 2-3 years of bottle age.
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The Sonoma Coast AVA is large in area but, not counting overlapping regions like Russian River Valley, only has a few thousand acres of grapevines—and it’s no wonder. Much of the region is rugged and not easily accessible. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean’s fog and cool breezes limits the varieties that can be cultivated, but it proves to be an ideal environment for high quality Pinot Noir.
Since fog is a frequent fact of life here, as are heavy marine layers that sometimes bring rain, the best vineyards are wisely planted above the fog line, on picturesque ridges that capture enough sun to provide even ripening. That, with the overnight drop in temperature that reliably preserves acidity, results in fine expressions of Pinot Noir that often receive tremendous critic and consumer praise alike, and are often in high demand.