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Kistler Pinot Noir Russian River Valley 2024 750ml
🇺🇸 Heritage clone Pinot Noir from Gravenstein Ridge — silky, mineral & complex
Kistler Vineyards · Pinot Noir · Russian River Valley · 2024
Since 1978, Kistler Vineyards has set the benchmark for Burgundian-inspired winemaking in California. Their Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is sourced from vineyards along the Gravenstein Ridge — red, gravelly soils from the Sebastopol series that deliver the kind of cool-climate tension and mineral precision rarely found o...Show More >
Kistler Vineyards · Pinot Noir · Russian River Valley · 2024
Since 1978, Kistler Vineyards has set the benchmark for Burgundian-inspired winemaking in California. Their Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is sourced from vineyards along the Gravenstein Ridge — red, gravelly soils from the Sebastopol series that deliver the kind of cool-climate tension and mineral precision rarely found outside Burgundy itself. The vines are planted to Kistler's proprietary heritage clones, descended from Grand Cru Burgundy selections refined over 25 years of meticulous field work, prized for their low yields, small berries, and extraordinary site expression. At $85.99, this is one of California's most sought-after Pinot Noirs — and one of the most fairly priced at this level of pedigree.
The 2024 is harvested by hand at night to preserve freshness, 100% destemmed, and fermented in open-top tanks with native yeasts — only free-run juice collected, no pressing. Ten months in French oak (38% new, hand-stacked cooperage air-dried in St. Romain), then bottled unfined and unfiltered. The result: a complex bouquet of red currant, smoked earth, and exotic florals, leading to a seamless, medium-bodied palate with silky tannins and a long, mineral-driven finish. Drink now through 2032+.
- Producer: Kistler Vineyards
- Vintage: 2024
- Appellation: Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California
- Sub-Region: Gravenstein Ridge
- Varietal: 100% Pinot Noir (heritage Kistler clones)
- Vinification: Hand harvested at night · 100% destemmed · Native yeast · Open-top fermenters · Free-run juice only · 10 months French oak (38% new) · Unfined & unfiltered
- Size: 750ml
- Tasting Notes: Red currant, smoked earth, exotic florals, silky tannins, mineral finish
- Cellar Potential: Drink now through 2032+
- Food Pairings: Duck confit, mushroom risotto, lamb chops, aged Comté
Heritage Burgundy clones, Gravenstein Ridge terroir, and 45+ years of Kistler precision — Russian River Pinot Noir at its most compelling.
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Wine Information:
Country: United States
Region: California
Sub-Region: Sonoma County - Russian River Valley
Appellation: Sonoma County
Variety: Pinot Noir
Type: Reds
Size: 750ml
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