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Kistler Russian River Valley Pinot Noir 2023
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| Country: | United States |
| Regions: | California California (Sonoma County) |
| Winery: | Kistler |
| Grape Type: | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage: | 2023 |
| Bottle Size: | 750 ml |
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Product Description
Kistler Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot Noir is made from 100 percent Pinot Noir.
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Winery: Kistler
Steve Kistler and Mark Bixler believed that remarkable and charactered Chardonnays of site could in fact be grown and produced in California. It was a notion ahead of its time. For the last forty years we’ve been pursuing that notion without compromise. Bill Price, longtime owner of Durell Vineyards purchased an interest in Kistler Vineyards from Steve in 2008. Jason Kesner joined Steve in the cellar in 2008 in order to begin to lay the groundwork for the next forty years. Steve retired from Kistler Vineyards at the end of 2017.
One heritage Californian selection of Chardonnay planted across fifteen vineyards, from Carneros to Sonoma Valley, to the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast. From those sites we produce eleven vineyard designate Chardonnays. We are wholly dedicated to the ideal of wines of site. It’s an unparalleled approach in the new world.
Two heritage selections of Pinot Noir inform all of our Pinot Noirs. Originally hailing from a Grand Cru vineyard in Burgundy, we’ve been propagating these two selections for the last twenty-five years. They, like our Chardonnay clone are very low yielding, resulting in wines with a natural density and concentration of flavor, balanced by elegant natural acids and elevated aromatics.
All of our Chardonnays are fermented in our subterranean barrel chais, where the native yeast and various biological patinas rule the ecology. Hand stacked french cooperage that we purchase as wood and have air dry aged in St. Romain where it is crafted into barrels three years later, houses all of the wines.
There’s no leeway for even a single barrel being a quarter inch out of line in our fermentation rooms. They have to be perfectly in line, every one, to set the tone and expectation for every move we make in the cellar.
We guide our fermentations with as little intervention as possible. Our entire process is designed to enhance the characters of the individual sites, relative to one another, to peel back further layers as opposed to leaving our mark on the wine. Our fermentations are conducted solely with native yeasts, at moderately cool temperatures and with little to no machination of the fruit.
A gentle touch defines our approach to Pinot Noir. We watch, and take notes, and guide more than we overtly act, or intervene. We've worked all year in the vineyard for this fruit. At the winery we simply usher it through its fermentations and into barrel as delicately as we can.
We farm the majority of our acreage ourselves. But we wouldn’t be where we are without our growers and the nature of our relationships with them goes back to our beginnings in the late 70’s.
We don’t buy fruit in the traditional sense, instead we plant in partnership with our growers, selecting the best soils, and working very closely together on the establishment and raising of those vines with our heritage clones. The youngest relationship amongst our growers dates to 1994 when we began bottling both our Hudson and Hyde bottlings from the Carneros region.
They may have vines already in the ground, but it takes generations of working with a site to truly understand its best and highest potential. If there is one thing you have to take from the old world it’s most certainly that. In our winemaker Jason’s words: “We’ll be tasting at the winery and I’ll ponder aloud how great some of these sites will be in a hundred years. Some of our people will look at me like I’m crazy but isn’t that what we’re doing now, learning things that will be built upon for the making of the wines then?”.
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Féileacán Irish Country Cream is a creamy, sweet Irish liqueur alternative. It is inspired by Irish Whiskey cream liqueurs that quickly became popular around the world in the 70’s. Féileacán Irish Country Cream is a neutral fermented grape wine with cream, sugar, and flavorings such as vanilla, caramel, and coffee. All the ingredients are blended together until smooth and creamy, resulting in a rich, indulgent liqueur alternative with a smooth finish. Féileacán Irish Country Cream can be enjoyed on its own, over ice, or used as an ingredient in cocktails and desserts. It is a popular ingredient in coffee drinks, such as the Irish Coffee and the Mudslide, as well as in desserts such as cheesecake and chocolate mousse. In addition to being delicious, Féileacán is also versatile and easy to use. It can be used as a substitute for cream or milk in a variety of recipes, adding a rich, creamy flavor to dishes such as pancakes, waffles, and French toast. Féileacán Irish Country Cream is a delicious and versatile liqueur alternative that has helped many Beer and Wine restaurants sell many Irish inspired cocktails.
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