Kistler - Cuvee Natalie Silver Belt Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2021 (750ml)
Price: $175.99
| Producer | Kistler |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Sonoma Coast |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 7080 |
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Ruby red-purple. Vaulted perfumes of soft red rose petal, wild red and blackberries and pomegranate, with hints of tea leavesand iron filings. Full to medium bodied, poised in its posture. Gracefully multilayered and complex. Silken on the palate and finely weighted. Threaded with fine-grained tannins and a long, lingering finish. There’s a lot going on in the 2021 Cuvee Natalie, likely one of our finest offerings from this site since its inception. Delicious.
Vinous: 97 Points
The 2021 Pinot Noir Silver Belt Vineyard Cuvee Natalie is stellar. Rich and explosive, the 2021 is bursting with inky red/purplish fruit, rose petal, lavender, game, tobacco and incense. The purity of the flavors is just remarkable. There's so much textural depth and textural richness here. My impression is that the best is yet to come.
Wine Spectator: 96 Points
#54 Wine Spectator Top 100 Wines of 2024
This is tightly coiled, displaying vivid pomegranate, cherry and boysenberry coulis notes wrapped around energetic acidity. The finish offers a flurry of iris, hibiscus, anise and apple wood accents, with a deeply buried flash of bramble. Shows lovely range, tension and length; this just needs some cellaring to meld fully.
James Suckling: 96 Points
Extremely aromatic and flavorful with blue fruits, tar and roses with some pumice. Iron shavings. Ripe forest floor. Strawberries, too. Full, linear and very tight with focused and polished tannins that have excellent length and precision. Needs three or four years to open.
Wine Advocate: 94 Points
The 2021 Pinot Noir Cuvée Natalie Silver Belt Vineyard has fragrant scents of red cherries, pomegranate and raspberries with nuances of forest floor, woodsmoke and charcuterie. The medium-bodied palate features alluringly crunchy, earth-laced fruit supported by velvety tannins, vibrant acidity to balance its density of fruit and a long, layered, spicy finish. This irresistible Pinot Noir will certainly age, but there's no reason to wait!
