Riverbench Estate Pinot Noir

Tasting notes & discussion 36

Typically $30/bottle for both vintages from Riverbench Vineyard & Winery
Vintages 2015 and 2016, Santa Maria Valley
Alcohol content of 14.2%, pH 3.9, TA 0.54g/100ml
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About Riverbench Vineyard & Winery
Established in 1973, Riverbench Vineyard has been producing high quality Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grapes for a while now. It wasn’t until 2004, however, that they began their own wine label, putting their own great grapes to use in limited quantities of exclusive wines. In fact, all Riverbench wines are made entirely from their own grapes.

Just Around the Riverbench

TASTING NOTES:
2015 - “…deep purple color, and the palate boasts juicy flavors of strawberry, raspberry, and our signature Riverbench smoke and clove.”

2016 - “…juicy red fruit flavors that meld nicely with a hint of our signature Riverbench smoke and clove. Try it with duck breast with pear relish or anything that involves mushrooms.”

TANGENTIALLY RELATED FACT to help make conversation over this wine:
The song “Just Around the Riverbench” from Pocahontas was written by Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz. It serves as Pocahontas’s “musical start” in the story, and Schwartz described it as essentially “Something’s Coming” from West Side Story. Except Native American.

DRINK IT FROM/WITH (conventional option):
Standard red glass paired with duck breast with pear relish, or anything that involves mushrooms.

OR (really-going-with-the-theme option):
Uh, I guess a replica of those leaves that one guy thought spelled out “sex” as some kind of subliminal message in the movie, but fashioned into a wine glass?

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