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2014 オキシデンタル (キスラー) ピノ･ノワール キュヴェ・エリザベス ボデガ・ヘッドランズ・ヴィンヤード

2014 Occidental (Kistler) Pinot Noir Cuvée Elizabeth Bodega Headlands Vineyard

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Rating: 97,  Drink Date: 2017 - 2028,  Reviewed by: Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Issue Date: 28th Feb 2017, Source: 229, The Wine Advocate

Medium ruby-purple colored, the 2014 Pinot Noir Bodega Headlands Cuvee Elizabeth has a compelling black pepper, garrigue and bay leaves laced nose over a core of Bing cherries, fresh raspberries and crushed cranberries, plus a waft of fertile earth. The medium-bodied palate fills the mouth with a wonderful intensity of pure red berry and earth-inspired flavors, with tons of spices and a great frame of grainy tannins, finishing very long and with moreish vibrancy.

アントニオ・ガッローニ(Vinous) 97 points
The highlight in this range from Occidental, the 2014 Pinot Noir Bodega Headlands Cuvée Elizabeth is brisk, perfumed and aromatic. It is also nowhere near as alluring for the near term as the Sonoma Coast or Occidental Station. Here the expression of fruit is intensely linear, with biting acidity and plenty of tannic underpinning. Blue and purplish-toned fruit, licorice, lavender and violet give the Bodega Headlands its distinct darker shades of expression. The flavors are both vivid and transparent. In my view, the Cuvée Elizabeth is the most complete of these wines. Don’t miss it. — Antonio Galloni