Community Tasting Notes 40

• deadwax Likes this wine: 90 points

  November 9, 2023 - Opened for regular wine group this was still alive and going but imo it is in its sun set years so to speak. Dried fruit, hint of butterscotch, oak still sticks out Will say that it was a last bottle purchase so have no idea of provenance, but similar in character to others I've had from the producer over the years.

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• mflesh wrote:

  December 23, 2022 - Holy moley! This was definitely the chardonnay of the table tonight but was outdone by a 7 year old Sauvignon Blanc. This wine still had quite a bit of weight and density, beautiful peach preserves, granny smith apple, sharp acidity on the front balanced with white pepper on the finish. Great salinity and mineral density. I would have said based on what I knew about this wine before it was even offered that I would have approached this with caution. Today? I would have put a straw in it! I'm not sure how much longer this bottle has, but this one was an absolute beauty today.

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• stoneb Likes this wine: 91 points

  April 11, 2020 - Opened about 30 minutes before serving. Golden straw color. Tropical fruit, pear, vanilla and a little toasted oak. Had an oxidative note at first that diminished with air but never quite departed. Rich fruit was balanced by good acidity -- one of the things I like about Kistler's McCrea. This was still excellent wine, but time to drink up IMO.

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• Tony Ling Likes this wine: 93 points

  January 18, 2020 - PNP into Zalto Burgundy glass (“Flower” day): Medium golden to the eyes.
  
  Very floral this. Highly mineral but not so much on acidity. Oak is there, solid but still good for my tastes.
  
  Not unlike a hot vintage Burgundy.
  
  93 points.

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• jdhannah Likes this wine:

  September 16, 2019 - No detailed notes but just since no recent notes, still great

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type White
• Producer Kistler
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard McCrea Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Sonoma County
• Appellation Sonoma Mountain
• UPC Code 4000121075426

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• In Cellars 733 (36%)
• Consumed 1,281 (64%)

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