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2022 Kistler Cuvée Natalie Silver Belt Pinot Noir

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November 23, 2025 - $76

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RATINGS

97James Suckling

A solid and beautiful pinot with blueberry, oyster shell, iodine and seaweed aromas and flavors. It’s medium-bodied with a leanness and lengthy that shows coolness. Racy and finely polished.

96+ Jeb Dunnuck

...expressive notes of cinnamon, wildflowers, ripe cherries, and wild forest and alpine herbs. Long on the palate, it’s weightless and elegant, with a spicy profile, ripe, fine tannins, mouthwatering, fresh acidity, and stemmy spices through the finish.

94The Wine Advocate

Pomegranate and rhubarb are accented by porcini mushrooms, cinnamon and autumn leaves. The palate is soft, silky and mouthwatering, delivering complex, bitters-laced flavors and a long, spicy finish.

94Wine Spectator

Solidly packed for the vintage, offering up-front dark cherry and blackberry compote notes. The well-structured, energetic finish is driven by an apple wood spine, a flash of licorice snap and a note of wood spice.

94Vinous / IWC

Crushed flowers, sweet red-toned fruit, mint, blood orange and feral overtones give this mid-weight Pinot lovely bright notes to match its understated personality.

PRODUCER

Kistler

Founded in 1978 by Steve Kistler, Kistler Vineyards produces some of California’s most admired Chardonnay. Located in the Russian River Valley, Kistler’s Burgundian style Chardonnays have achieved a “Cult Chardonnay” status because of their traditional style and extraordinary, Grand Cru character. Recently Kistler Vineyards has also won accolades for its Pinot Noir, which Robert M. Parker Jr. predicts may eventually be even more profound and admired than the winery’s Chardonnays. But whether they are making Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, Kistler Vineyards’ wines are always highly rated and hard to acquire. The winery owns 210 acres, which it plants to Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Syrah. Annual production is generally under 10,000 cases. Kistler wines are usually available only through its mailing list.

REGION

United States, California, Sonoma, Sonoma Coast

Sonoma Coast AVA runs from San Pablo Bay in the south to Mendocino County in the north. It includes 7,000 vineyard acres and earned AVA status in 1987. Its proximity to the Pacific Ocean means it gets double the rainfall of nearby inland appellations and the ocean gives the appellation a relatively cool climate. Chardonnay and Pinot Noir can thrive in these conditions, and there are numerous producers making critically acclaimed Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.

TYPE

Red Wine, Pinot Noir

This red wine is relatively light and can pair with a wide variety of foods. The grape prefers cooler climates and the wine is most often associated with Burgundy, Champagne and the U.S. west coast. Regional differences make it nearly as fickle as it is flexible.

VINTAGE

2022 Kistler Cuvée Natalie Silver Belt Pinot Noir