97 points Jeb Dunnuck: "The 2016 Pinot Noir Cuvée Natalie is a mix of Calera and Swan clones as well as cool, more iron oxide-driven soils. It offers more red fruits with sensational notes of strawberries, spice, and wet stone literally soaring from the glass. Perfectly balanced, with ultra-fine tannin and a seamless texture, drink this complex, layered, multi-dimensional Russian River Valley Pinot Noir anytime over the coming 10-15 years. (6/5/18)"
95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2016 Pinot Noir Cuvee Natalie Silver Belt possesses quite an earthy nose of truffles, underbrush, tilled soil and mossy bark over a core of Black Forest cake, warm red and black plums and raspberry compote. Full-bodied and laden with black berry and earth layers, it has a velvety backbone and very long mineral-tinged finish. Drink: 2018-2029. (Jun 2018)"
94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2016 Pinot Noir Silver Belt Vineyard Cuvée Natalie is plump, juicy and absolutely delicious. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, lavender and licorice all take shape as this deep, inky Pinot shows off its soft curves and voluptuous personality. Beautifully layered and inviting, the 2016 has so much to offer. Drink: 2020-2028. (Jan 2019)"
93 points Connoisseurs' Guide: "The slightly bigger and marginally more complex of the Kistler pair, and a serious, impressively filled effort that conveys a marvelous sense of fruity reserve, the 2016 Cuvée Natalie is a broad, very deep rendition that, while showing a good deal of hedonistic richness, is a wine of many discreet and beautifully married parts. It is brimming with perfectly ripened black cherries with lovely, well-measured oak contributing notes of vanilla and sweet cream, and, its admittedly tempting, present appeals notwithstanding, it is a sure-to-be-long-lived Pinot Noir whose impressions of structured solidity are the sure harbingers of better to come with time. (Nov 2019)"
95 points Lisa Perrotti-Brown (Wine Advocate): "Medium ruby-purple in color, the 2016 Pinot Noir Cuvee Natalie Silver Belt possesses quite an earthy nose of truffles, underbrush, tilled soil and mossy bark over a core of Black Forest cake, warm red and black plums and raspberry compote. Full-bodied and laden with black berry and earth layers, it has a velvety backbone and very long mineral-tinged finish. Drink: 2018-2029. (Jun 2018)"
94 points Antonio Galloni (Vinous): "The 2016 Pinot Noir Silver Belt Vineyard Cuvée Natalie is plump, juicy and absolutely delicious. Super-ripe dark cherry, plum, spice, lavender and licorice all take shape as this deep, inky Pinot shows off its soft curves and voluptuous personality. Beautifully layered and inviting, the 2016 has so much to offer. Drink: 2020-2028. (Jan 2019)"
93 points Connoisseurs' Guide: "The slightly bigger and marginally more complex of the Kistler pair, and a serious, impressively filled effort that conveys a marvelous sense of fruity reserve, the 2016 Cuvée Natalie is a broad, very deep rendition that, while showing a good deal of hedonistic richness, is a wine of many discreet and beautifully married parts. It is brimming with perfectly ripened black cherries with lovely, well-measured oak contributing notes of vanilla and sweet cream, and, its admittedly tempting, present appeals notwithstanding, it is a sure-to-be-long-lived Pinot Noir whose impressions of structured solidity are the sure harbingers of better to come with time. (Nov 2019)"
| Product SKU | 334506 |
| Producer | Kistler |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| SubRegion | Sonoma County |
| Appellation | Sonoma Coast |
| Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2016 |
| Size | 750ml |
| Color | Red |
| ABV | 14.1% |
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