2023 Wente Riva Ranch Pinot Noir

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0.75 l · 14.5%
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How does this wine taste?

How full and heavy the wine feels in your mouth, like the difference between skimmed milk and cream. More alcohol, sugar and oak ageing make a wine fuller.

The drying, grippy feel on your gums and tongue, as with strong tea. It comes from the skins and seeds of black grapes and from oak, and softens with age.

How much sugar you taste, from dry to sweet. Fruity is not the same as sweet: a dry wine can taste of ripe fruit.

How fresh and juicy the wine is: acidity makes your mouth water. High acidity tastes lively and refreshing, low acidity soft and round.

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The Riva Ranch Vineyard Pinot Noir offers youthful aromas of ripe cherries, cranberries, and smoky nuts that combine seamlessly with a delicate layer of ginger and cinnamon. Smooth and round tannins combined with modest acidity keep the wine perfectly balanced.

FUN FACT: In the 'Attachments' tab, you will find the official factsheet for this fine wine. We will automatically send this to you upon ordering this wine. The wine is stored in our climate-controlled Wine Warehouse, and if you come to collect the wine, you will often receive a nice discount. You will see your discount immediately when you select 'Pick up' on the checkout page. We are located in Dordrecht, almost next to the A16, with ample parking. Click here for our address.

ABOUT WENTE VINEYARDS

Wente Vineyards is the oldest family business in the country. The wines are 100% sustainably grown and cultivated in the Livermore Valley, San Francisco Bay, and Arroyo Seco, Monterey appellations. The winery is owned and operated by the fourth and fifth generations of the Wente family, the family known for their influence on the making of Californian Chardonnay.

ABOUT ARROYO SECO

Although Arroyo Seco received official recognition as a wine designation in 1983, it was a well-kept secret in Monterey County until recently. Relatively speaking, the northern Santa Lucia Highlands was not established until 1991, yet it is widely known. Nevertheless, Arroyo Seco fruit, formerly an anonymous component of Monterey County wine blends, is now a prized label designation in its own right.

Monterey Bay and the Salinas Valley are the defining influences on the region. The cold air from the Pacific Ocean, flowing south from Monterey Bay through the Salinas Valley, is both a blessing and a curse. Without this air conditioner, Arroyo Seco would be too warm for Burgundian varieties, yet the vineyards are still able to produce consistently bright, red-fruited Pinot Noir and balanced Chardonnay. On the other hand, growing conditions are challenging. When colder Pacific air collides with warmer air from the south, the collision often generates afternoon storms and hail.

Character

Drinking window
2025 – 2031 Vintage 2023 · ready from 2025 · until 2031
Oak aging
Yes

The wine

Type of Wine
Grapes
  • 100%
Vintage
2023
Tasting Profiles
DroogMiddelvolRondAardsBloemigRood fruitHoutgerijpt

Origin

Country
Region
Winery

Bottle

Content
0.75 l
Alcohol
14.5%
Closure
Cork

Wine features

Moments
Romantisch diner

James Suckling

92

De 2023 Wente Riva Ranch Pinot Noir toont frisse rode vruchten zoals kers en framboos, subtiele aardse tonen van bosgrond en een vleugje specerij met soepele tannines en levendige zuren. Door die combinatie snijdt de wijn fraai door het vet en versterkt hij fruitige en hartige smaken, waardoor hij uitstekend samengaat met gevogelte, varkensvlees, charcuterie, vette vis en kaas; vooral bij licht gekruide of licht gerookte bereidingen komt de delicate kruidigheid mooi naar voren. Probeer hem bijvoorbeeld bij langzaam geroosterd kippenvlees, licht geplakt varkenslapje of gegrilde zalm met een zachte kruidenkorst voor een bijzonder harmonische combinatie.

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