2012 Kistler Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard
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JS1056 wrote:
93 Points
Friday, July 31, 2015 - Greenish gold in color with a slightly reserved nose, (at least compared to the Aubert)
More Chablis like than the Aubert, the wine took a little while to open. Pit fruit with an acidic backbone and wet stone.
Unfortunately this was my only bottle, because I think I opened too soon.
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Comment posted by BuzzzzOff:
8/1/2015 5:41:00 PM - Thanks for the comment and rating. We tend to agree if that was your only bottle that you definitely opened too soon...sorry :-( We think this will hit its stride around 2016/7, and we are lucky to have more than several in the cellar to test that theory. We often find Kistlers take time to breath and also age...a bit.
Comment posted by JS1056:
8/7/2015 5:03:00 PM - Buzzoff - I sold my other bottles and regret it somewhat. Luckily I have several older bottles. We just wanted to compare the Kistler and Aubert, same vineyards and the 2012 was the only match we had. Oh well.
Comment posted by BuzzzzOff:
8/7/2015 5:45:00 PM - Sad...but we know the feeling. We want to try so many different wines that our Kistler allocation has been sharing a bit each year as we expand into other labels/regions/varietals. Too many wines, not enough time. We enjoy an Aubert from time-to-time. Sea Smoke's Chardonnay is proving a winner!