Professional Reviews
Antonio Galloni
AG
93
"The 2016 Pinot Noir Rice-Spivak is a deeply intriguing wine from LaRue and proprietor Katy Wilson. A burst of sweet red/purplish berry fruit, lavender, sage, mint, violet and spice give the 2016 much of its distinctive personality. Dark, pliant and super-expressive, the wine pulses with energy and pure class. I loved it." -Vinous
Robert Parker
RP
92
"The 2016 Pinot Noir Rice-Spivak Vineyard is medium ruby-purple in the glass and slowly opens on the nose to stewed Earl Grey tea leaves, saline, rosewater perfume and a broody core of ripe red and black cherries, cranberry and perfumed earth. The medium-bodied palate is concentrated and spicy with soft, grainy tannins and tangy acidity, finishing long and bright." -Robert Parker
Wine Enthusiast
WE
95
"Bright, focused flavors of raspberry, strawberry and pomegranate shine first in this crisp, acid-driven wine from a cool-climate site. The complexity of the wine is impressive: a mix of exotic Asian spice and forested earth that contrast and complement around firm seamless tannin."
