2021 Occidental Wines - Pinot Noir Running Fence Vineyard Cuvee Catherine
California, USAColour | : | Red |
Producer | : | Occidental Wines |
Label Name | : | Pinot Noir Running Fence Vineyard Cuvee Catherine |
Country | : | USA |
Region | : | California |
Sub Region | : | North Coast |
Appellation | : | Sonoma County |
Sub Appellation | : | Sonoma Coast |
Variety | : | Pinot Noir |
Vintage | : | 2021 |
Capacity | : | 750 ml - Standard Bottle |
Rating | : | Decanter 98 pts, Jeb Dunnuck 97 pts, Wine Advocate 97 pts, Vinous 97 pts |
Tasting Note | : |
Named for Stephen Kistler's daughter Catherine, who is the assistant winemaker. This wine was tasted from bottle #C1111. It a soulful hedonism in the bottle. The aromas show a real pungency of forest scents and feral wildness of turned earth; smoked sea salt and soy mark the aromas that are then followed by a smoldering flint minerality. There is a depth to the palate; a smoky richness melds into sappy blackberries and tangy notes of soy and hoisin. This wine dances between the elegance of its florality and earthen mineral core that is framed by a herbal tone of wild anise and chicory root. It's truly glorious. (CP) -- Vinous Pouring a ripe jeweled ruby/magenta color, the 2021 Pinot Noir Running Fence Vineyard Cuvee Catherine comes from a vineyard situated just outside the winery, which they began planting in 2012 on more well-draining, gravelly soils. The wine is spicy and layered on the nose with umami undertones, boasting a savory marine influence in its notes of black raspberry, brambly red berries, iodine, and incense. It has a good deal of richness in texture, with ripe tannins and a long finish. This is built for the long haul. (AF) -- Jeb Dunnuck
The 2021 Pinot Noir Running Fence Vineyard Cuvée Catherine pairs power and elegance, gaining in expression for several days after the bottle was opened. It slowly releases fragrant red cherries and cranberries from the glass, plus arresting nuances of pipe tobacco, red licorice, wild fennel, orange peel and potpourri. The medium-bodied palate features powerfully concentrated, nuanced fruit. It has a harmonious frame of finely grained tannins, seamless freshness and a flourish of spices on the long finish. (EB) 97+ -- Wine Advocate
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