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1997 Kistler Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 15
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Tgood wrote: 91 points
August 21, 2013 - deeply pig'd; aromas and flavors of black cherry and plum on tannic spine w/ ample acids- drinking my residual stock soon
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Schwarzer Hund wrote:
May 18, 2013 - Our last bottle of this wine. It is still loaded with jammy fruit which comes on strong after 11/2-2hrs of airtime. Dark red in color with no bricking, mostly red fruit, raspberry and cherry, tannins have integrated, the strong oak has disappeared, alcohol seems to have subsided also. Medium length pleasant finish.
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Tgood wrote: 94 points
January 16, 2013 - Dark youthful ruby. Urgently perfumed with sweet raspberry and fresh floral notes. Peppery on the palate with palatal warmth pushing the nice perfume to higher peak. Hard to believe this is a teenager.
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vinojones wrote: 92 points
August 19, 2010 - Pop & Pour Dark Ruby red; fresh red raspberries nose, hint of dark choc/coffee, nice cola notes too; smooth rich primary fruit flavors, mostly black cherry with some red/black raspberry fruit flavors, cola; big bodied tannin and fruit in balance but not on the "subtle" side; med long finish.
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vinojones wrote: 91 points
June 21, 2010 - Decanted 30 minutes
Ruby red; complex nose beginning with cola/black cherry,changing to black olives, sl vinegar note which blew off after20- 30 min, settled into strawberry aroma; full bodied rich black cherry,dark chocolate flavors, surprisingly primary fruit still, finishes with obvious but not overwhelming oak flavors; med long finish, very big wine, well made but structured more like Syrah than Pinot. Doesn't have the smoothness of classic ripe PN
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By Allen Meadows
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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2000, IWC Issue #90 (link)(Kistler Vineyards Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard Russian River Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
6/30/2011 (link) 77 points(Kistler Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard) Group's #9 (my #9) – 139 pts.; 0, 0, 0, 9 - bricking, medium dark ruby color; mature, baked cherry, stewy nose; stewy, overripe, baked cherry palate, unbalanced; medium-plus finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 1997
- Type Red
- Producer Kistler
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Kistler Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Sonoma County
- Appellation Russian River Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 106 (51%)
- Consumed 102 (49%)
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- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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