Reviews
March 2025 93 Points Wine Spectator
This is intense and sweet, featuring dried apricot, salted caramel, honey and grapefruit aromas and flavors. Refined and alluring, with a clean, refreshing finish. Drink now through 2038.
March 2025 90 Points Wine Spectator
Peach, vanilla, lemon and earth flavors mingle in this open, lively white. Builds nicely across the palate, driven by the acidity, leaving a lemony aftertaste. Drink now through 2030.
March 2025 94 Points Wine Spectator
A darker expression than many of its peers, this red evokes black cherry, blackberry, truffle, autumn woods and menthol flavors, plus hints of spices. Reminiscent of a Burgundy with a few years age. Shows fine balance and length. Best from 2028 through 2045.
March 2025 96 Points Vinous Media
The 2022 Pinot Noir Richaven is super-impressive. Rich, sumptuous and explosive, the 2022 is the most overt wine in this range. It's a style that works so well in exalting the natural exuberance of the Russian River. Dark fruit, mocha, licorice, incense and mocha all build into the dense, palate-staining finish. There's not much subtlety there, but that does not seem to be the goal, nor does it matter, to be honest.
March 2025 94 Points Vinous Media
The 2022 Pinot Noir Meredith Estate is a great example of what the Russian River does so well. Dark red/purplish fruit, leather, mocha, incense, licorice and espresso stain the palate. This potent yet expressive Pinot has a ton to offer, but I would give it a year or two in bottle. Today, the first impression is one of brooding power.