2011 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
2011 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
2011 Occidental (Kistler) Pinot Noir Cuvée Elizabeth Bodega Headlands Vineyard
ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドヴォケイト 95ポイント
The 2011 Pinot Noir Bodega Headlands Cuvee Elizabeth was picked at under 23 brix. As Steve Kistler admitted, it would have been impossible to get this level of flavor in warmer sites without harvesting at much higher numbers. Beautiful raspberry, pomegranate, red and black currant, incense, camphor and spring flower aromas jump from the glass of this perfumed, refined, medium-bodied Pinot Noir. It has the intensity of flavor and length to possibly be a game-changer in terms of picking at low sugars and getting the boldness and drama of flavor that always accompanies the greatest wines. The 2012s were both gorgeous and, again, I wrote the word “game-changers” in my tasting notes for both of them.
A new project owned and managed by Steve Kistler, Occidental has 18 acres of Pinot Noir planted primarily with the Calera clone on low yielding root stock Riparia Gloire. The vineyard, situated in the Petaluma Gap, is extremely windy and cold. As readers may know, a majority interest in Kistler Vineyards was recently sold to entrepreneur Bill Price, and Steve Kistler, who will continue to consult at Kistler Vineyards, decided he wanted to have his own estate. I tasted two Pinot Noirs from the 2011 (the debut vintage) and 2012 vintages. While a lot of noise is made about getting lower sugars in California, and that alcohols have gotten too high, this particular site appears to provide full phenolic ripeness at a much lower sugar level. Moreover, if the crop yields are kept low, excellent intensity and richness are also present. So perhaps in selected micro-climates, California is capable of making very concentrated, ageworthy wines with alcohols in the 12.5-13.5% range. Although those terroirs and sites are few and far between, this would appear to be one of them.
(Wine Advocate #210 Dec 2013 Robert Parker 95 Drink: N/A)
アントニオ・ガッローニ 97 points
Whereas the Cuvée Catherine is built on fruit, the 2011 Pinot Noir Bodega Headlands Cuvée Elizabeth is a much more inward, structured wine. Here the flavors are bright, precise and endowed with considerable energy. Cranberry, pomegranate, crushed rocks, rose petals and savory herbs are all supported by veins of underlying acidity and minerality that should allow the 2011 to develop beautifully in bottle. All of the 2011 Pinots have really blossomed over the last year, but none to the extent of the Cuvée Elizabeth, which today is stunning. Occidental is Steve Kistler's new Pinot Noir project, which is starting essentially as a spin-out from Kistler Vineyards. Steve Kistler remains CEO of Kistler Vineyards and very much in charge of day to day operations. At the same time, Kistler understandably wanted to manage a small project of his own with an eye towards his two younger daughters who will one day run Occidental. For the moment, the Occidental range is composed of two Pinots; the Pinot Noir Occidental Station Cuvée Catherine and Pinot Noir Bodega Headlands Cuvée Elizabeth, which are the same wines that were sold under the Kistler label through the 2010 vintage. Kistler is building a new winery in Bodega, where 20 acres of Pinot are planted and another 60 are in development. The Occidental Pinots will be marketed through the Kistler mailing list for the next 2-3 years, after which Occidental will become its own free-standing, independent winery. (2/ 2014)
| ワイン情報 | |
| 生産年(ヴィンテージ) | 2011 |
| 生産国 | アメリカ合衆国 |
| 生産領域 | カリフォルニア |
| アペレーション/地区 | ソノマカウンティ |
| ボトルサイズ | 750ml |
| ワイン レビュー | |
| ワイン評価スコアの レンジ | 96 - 100 |
| ロバート・パーカーのワイン・アドヴォケート | 95 |
| アントニオ・ガッローニ/Vinous | 97 |
