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2005 Kistler Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Sonoma County
- Russian River Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 79
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Peech Does not like this wine: 84 points
April 4, 2023 - served 45 minutes after decanting. A little stinky and dusty at first. Still got lots of ripe fruit, but palate completely went off and tasted like soap after 1 hour and 40 minutes later.
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redmancge wrote:
October 19, 2021 - My first Kistler gifted from a friend. Was rather skeptical being a 16yr old Pinot as have not had opportunity to try many with that age on them. All I can say was it was tight and tart on open with very little fruit and after about an 90 minute barely showed much fruit but much more earthy notes. Not what I expected and didn't care for maybe just my preference.
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Dave&Heather Likes this wine: 88 points
March 5, 2021 - This did not drinking as well as some other years in the aughts (that are spectacular) as it was very oaky... Would recommend decanting for more than an hour before consumption because the wine was much nicer later in the evening.
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Peech Likes this wine: 92 points
January 15, 2021 - very ripe and jammy, plenty of forest, dried herbs. Hot and alcoholic.
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Peech Likes this wine: 92 points
January 9, 2021 - pretty tropical nose, with lots of vanilla and coconut butter on top of the fruit.
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By Allen Meadows
4th Quarter, 2008, Issue #32 (link)(Kistler Vineyards Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard Red) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Josh Raynolds
May/June 2008, IWC Issue #138 (link)(Kistler Vineyards Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard Russian River Valley) Subscribe to see review text.
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By Richard Jennings
9/12/2007 (link) 89 points(Kistler Pinot Noir Kistler Vineyard) Medium red color with black tinge; cola and caramel nose; sweet and tart red fruit with an edge, a little tight yet, with a chunk of caramel oak suspended midway on the palate, making it a little disjointed; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2005
- 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 2 (0%)
- In Cellars 560 (36%)
- Consumed 1,006 (64%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
chicken (with appropriate saucing), duck, pork, salmon, steak and baked potato, the usual suspectsWho Likes This Wine
95% Like It 19 votes
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- ProducerKistler
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionSonoma County
- AppellationRussian River Valley
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