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Red
2016 Black Kite Pinot Noir Kite's Rest
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- North Coast
- Anderson Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 27
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Wamrod wrote: 91 points
March 28, 2024 - Our first red of the night, paired with sausage paella. Dark purple and opaque, with solid legs. Nose of blackberries and currents. Rich on the palate with an unmistakable ZING of acidity that softened after 15 minutes in glass. Very enjoyable - even more so after 10 minutes.
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Aris1a Does not like this wine: 88 points
March 1, 2024 - Fruit driven Pinot noir. Lots of berries here, but too extracted for my taste, followed by kahlua and overtones of pepper and bitter orange jam. A bit disappointing.
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Puligny33 Likes this wine: 93 points
February 26, 2024 - I enjoyed this. Drinking beautifully now. Smooth but with a tiny amount of tannin providing some grip. Red and some black fruit and well balanced. Probably has another 3-5 years to go.
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Halfeel Likes this wine: 93 points
November 10, 2023 - Unfortunately the last bottle of the 2016 vintage in my cellar. Still have a few bottles of the 2017 vintage.
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Halfeel Likes this wine: 93 points
May 20, 2023 - Anderson Vally Kite's Rest PN - No need to say much more.
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By Josh Raynolds
2018 Santa Lucia Highlands: What a Difference a Year Makes (Oct 2020), 10/1/2020 (link)(Black Kite Cellars Pinot Noir Kite's Rest Vineyard Mendocino County Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Allen Meadows
Jun-19, Issue #75 (link)(Black Kite Cellars Pinot Noir - Kite's Rest Vineyard Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Jeb Dunnuck
North Coast Part 1: Napa Valley's Incredible 2016s, 1/31/2019 (link)(Black Kite Pinot Noir Kite's Rest Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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New Releases from Santa Lucia Highlands & Neighbors (Oct 2018), 10/1/2018 (link)(Black Kite Cellars Pinot Noir Kite's Rest Central Coast Red) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2016
- Type Red
- Producer Black Kite
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation Kite's Rest
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion North Coast
- Appellation Anderson Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 3 (0%)
- In Cellars 232 (36%)
- Consumed 402 (63%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Roasted chicken with mushroom risottoWho Likes This Wine
92% Like It 25 votes
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- Wine2016 Black Kite Pinot Noir Kite's Rest
- ProducerBlack Kite
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNorth Coast
- AppellationAnderson Valley
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