Rivers-Marie Joy Road Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir 2024 (750ML)

95+ Points, Audrey Frick, JebDunnuck.com: "The 2024 Pinot Noir Joy Road Vineyard is a bright ruby red hue and comes from Dijon clones and Block Cruz. I love the orange peel citrus lift on the nose, with pomegranate and wild strawberries. Give it either a minute to open in the glass or a quick decant, and it starts to show more floral perfume as it opens. Medium-bodied, it just floats on the palate. It’s understated but so pretty, and the mineral undertones continue to build. I imagine it’s only going to expand and gain complexity. Drink over the coming 15 years. Drink 2026-2041." 06/26

93 Points, Antonio Galloni, Antonio Galloni: "The 2024 Pinot Noir Joy Road Vineyard is a very pretty, aromatic wine. Crushed flowers, pipe tobacco, mint and dried herbs are beautifully lifted in the glass. The 2024 is attractive, but it is also very much on the lighter and more ethereal side. Only about half the production was bottled. The rest of the lots went into the Sonoma Coast Pinot." 01/26