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Kistler Pinot Noir Russian River Valley Kistler Vineyard(2003)
- Winery:
- Kistler Vineyards
- Varietal:
- Pinot Noir
- Region:
- USA > California > Sonoma > Russian River Valley
- Type:
- Red Wine
- User Tags:
- fruit, berry, acidic, bramble fruits, crisp, red grape, pinot noir, color descriptors, style, balance
- Stephen Tanzer
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue 126, May/June 2006
- 93(+?)
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September 2007
- ($75) Good deep ruby-red. Spicy, pungent, bright nose combines raspberry, minerals, bitter chocolate and white pepper, all lifted by a floral topnote. Sappy and fresh in the mouth, with terrific precision and cut. This has an urgent crushed raspberry flavor and a seductive juiciness. Finishes quite primary, with excellent structure and grip. Already hard to resist but this should open further with a few years of bottle aging.
- Allen Meadows
- Burghound
- Issue 23, 3rd Quarter, 2006
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September 2007
- A super ripe nose redolent of intense citrus aromas, notably grapefruit, which shows up again with a vengeance on the short and aggressive finish. I don't know if this bottle was representative of the wine or not but if it was, this is pretty ugly stuff and commercially unacceptable.
- Wine Advocate # 157
- Feb-05
- (90-92)
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April 2008
- James Laube
- Wine Spectator
- 87/100
-
October 2007
