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2017 Black Kite Kite's Rest Pinot Noir

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November 9, 2025 - $36

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RATINGS

95Wine Enthusiast

Beautifully balanced and elegant, this medium- to full-bodied wine serves up flavors of black cherry, blackberry and black tea backed by tingly acidity and moderate fine-grained tannins. It's just short of fully ripe, bringing an appetizing sense of restraint to the palate and finish.

94Vinous / IWC

Expressive black raspberry, cherry, baking spice and incense qualities on the nose; a potpourri nuance builds with aeration. Silky, seamless and sweet, with juicy acidity and floral notes giving energy and lift to concentrated red fruit flavors. Finishes extremely long, with repeating spiciness and just a touch of fine-grained tannins.

92Wine Spectator

Vibrant, with a sleek structure to the dark currant, cherry tart and raspberry flavors, backed by fresh acidity. Minerally midpalate, featuring a finish that offers flinty and cedary notes.

92Jeb Dunnuck

...ripe black cherry and almost blue fruits as well as its firmer, more focused, structured style on the palate. With lots of spice and violet notes, a terrific sense of minerality, solid mid-palate depth, and a great finish...

REGION

United States, California, North Coast, Mendocino County, Anderson Valley

Mendocino AVA was established in 1984 and amended in 1989. It includes numerous sub-appellations. Mendocino AVA is entirely within Mendocino County, and the AVA is known for its Mediterranean climate. Vintners successfully grow Carignan, Charbono, Grenache, Zinfandel, Petit Sirah and Syrah. In cooler parts of the region Pinot Noir and Chardonnay are also grown. Mendocino County is home to nearly 600 vineyards, and many have been certified organic for decades, thanks to the region’s famous “green and sustainable” approach to agriculture and nearly everything else. Mendocino was named for 16th century explorers, a pair of brothers whose last name was Mendoza. Winemaking, however, didn’t start until the 19th century when some would-be gold miners decided it was more profitable to make wine than to pan for gold. Italian immigrants in the late 19th century continued to establish winemaking ventures.

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

2017 Black Kite Kite's Rest Pinot Noir