golden yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue Nose: pear, green apple, wax, lemon, chalk, musk, minerals, oak Pal: pear, green apple, wax, lime rind, chalk, musk, minerals, touch butter, oak Feel: medium, full, acidic Finish: long T9 wine is complex right now and has a decent amount of time to go
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Almost a year since the last CT reviewer said anything about this wine, so I'll pick up the torch and say this wine is past it's prime. Deep golden color but not much of a nose and flat on the palate. The bottle lacked any fruit or structure. I've had plenty of Kistler Hyde, and I know how good this wine can be. In this instance, it wasn't that great.
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Opened 30 mins prior to first glass and consumed over 3 nights (vacu-vin & back in cellar in interim). Golden straw color. Mostly vanilla and oak on nose. Ripe stone and tropical fruit on palate with vanilla and oak in background. Best on night 1, with good acidity and freshness. Faded over following evenings. Was considerably better a few years ago. Drink soon, preferably in one evening.
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Light golden yellow. There is lemon, tangerine, minerals, and touches of caramel and butterscotch. Fruit is fading. Finishes with significant oak. I liked this more earlier in its life. Did well with roasted chicken.
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Light gold color. Aromas of ripe pears, candied lime, honeysuckle and wood spices. Ripe, fully-integrated fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length. Intense and very persistent on the palate. Still in the sweet spot of maturity and delicious with the outstanding fish first courses at Pumpkin Restaurant.
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Great Chardonnay. Nice tropical fruit tones, good acidity and smooth finish. Not overly buttery. Paired well with prosciutto wrapped sea bass and risotto.
Best Kistler that I've ever had. Definitely more of a mineral-driven chard, which is more 'my style.' The nose of this wine right after cork pop is a litlte peculiar, but gets a lot more enjoyable after 30 minutes. Nose of Asian pear, mango, melon, tame citrus notes. These notes are repeated on the palate, with a mineral density. On the entry, this is a wine that has rounded edges yet stone ground fruit palate. Finish is still quite dry. Herb rich, fruit dominant, dry. Beautiful. This one will go a few more years for sure.
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Light amber color, almost golden. Needed a full hour to open up, and improved the longer it stayed in the glass. Nose of honeysuckle and ripe pear. Lush and balanced, with a honey and mango finish. A very nice wine, but left us a little underwhelmed.
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Drinking really well, with all its floral, citrus and tropical fruits in abundance. Fresh and lively, well balanced with rich, buttery characteristics.
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This has lost some of its previous flabbiness- plenty of chiseled minerality layered with apricot and citrus flavors. Refreshing and delicious- probably near peak.
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Straw colored. Peach, oak, tangerine and mango on the nose. These carry through on the palate. Minerals, almond paste, vanilla, honeydew and a little bit of butter and butterscotch highlight the long and complex flavor profile. More oak and less acid than Aubert and DuMol single vineyard Chards. I liked this better than my one bottle of 09 Hyde that I had last year. Drinking well now. Clearly okay to keep and drink later as well.
The first Chardonnay of the day before 1998 Gaia & Rey, 2009 Jean Charlton Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatieres and 2010 Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles so tough test. Fortunately, the crisp straw yellowish, citrus-lemon with good oak aroma and silky smooth palate of vanilla cream and oak made for an outstanding Kistler. Relatively long finish. Only one more left in the cellar for sipping in2020.
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Best of 3 2010 Chardonnays we have had recently (others were Aubert and Peter Michael). Pear, peach and melon flavors with a wonderful balancing acidity. Best Kistler I have had in years.
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Feels great on the palate. Soft yet full. Hint of caramel. Fruit is all in the background. Yum! Just as good as the taste I had at Trenton Roadhouse (Kistler Tasting Room).
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wow. this was grand cru like IMHO. great layers of bright fruit, balanced by acidity and minerality. long finish. a great wine. age worthy as well but very very enjoyable today. had with red hawk cowgirl creamery cheese, nicasio square and petit basque.
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More rich and lavish than the Trenton Roadhouse at this showing, but perhaps also more seamlessly constructed, the 2010 Hyde offers up aromas of lemon custard, buttered popcorn, Grand Mariner and some ripe stone fruit. The acids are notably bright, both by virtue of the vintage and the stylistic shifts at Kistler. This is a very compelling, drinkable Chardonnay!
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6/1/2022 - Frijole wrote:
golden yellow, lots of clarity, silvery hue
Nose: pear, green apple, wax, lemon, chalk, musk, minerals, oak
Pal: pear, green apple, wax, lime rind, chalk, musk, minerals, touch butter, oak
Feel: medium, full, acidic
Finish: long
T9
wine is complex right now and has a decent amount of time to go
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3/8/2022 - wythes wrote: 88 Points
Almost a year since the last CT reviewer said anything about this wine, so I'll pick up the torch and say this wine is past it's prime. Deep golden color but not much of a nose and flat on the palate. The bottle lacked any fruit or structure. I've had plenty of Kistler Hyde, and I know how good this wine can be. In this instance, it wasn't that great.
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4/18/2021 - stoneb Likes this wine: 90 Points
Opened 30 mins prior to first glass and consumed over 3 nights (vacu-vin & back in cellar in interim). Golden straw color. Mostly vanilla and oak on nose. Ripe stone and tropical fruit on palate with vanilla and oak in background. Best on night 1, with good acidity and freshness. Faded over following evenings. Was considerably better a few years ago. Drink soon, preferably in one evening.
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7/14/2020 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Similar to the 7/19/19 bottle.
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1/2/2020 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 90 Points
Light golden yellow. There is lemon, tangerine, minerals, and touches of caramel and butterscotch. Fruit is fading. Finishes with significant oak. I liked this more earlier in its life. Did well with roasted chicken.
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7/9/2019 - hsacks Likes this wine: 93 Points
Light gold color. Aromas of ripe pears, candied lime, honeysuckle and wood spices. Ripe, fully-integrated fruit in the mouth with excellent depth and length. Intense and very persistent on the palate. Still in the sweet spot of maturity and delicious with the outstanding fish first courses at Pumpkin Restaurant.
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3/27/2019 - Justinwine wrote: 95 Points
All grown up and ready to go. Warm honey, citrus fruit. Loved it!
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4/15/2018 - Markie_Sharkie Likes this wine: 92 Points
Great Chardonnay. Nice tropical fruit tones, good acidity and smooth finish. Not overly buttery. Paired well with prosciutto wrapped sea bass and risotto.
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2/23/2018 - mflesh wrote: 95 Points
Best Kistler that I've ever had. Definitely more of a mineral-driven chard, which is more 'my style.' The nose of this wine right after cork pop is a litlte peculiar, but gets a lot more enjoyable after 30 minutes. Nose of Asian pear, mango, melon, tame citrus notes. These notes are repeated on the palate, with a mineral density. On the entry, this is a wine that has rounded edges yet stone ground fruit palate. Finish is still quite dry. Herb rich, fruit dominant, dry. Beautiful. This one will go a few more years for sure.
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4/22/2017 - oldmanalamo Likes this wine: 91 Points
Light amber color, almost golden. Needed a full hour to open up, and improved the longer it stayed in the glass. Nose of honeysuckle and ripe pear. Lush and balanced, with a honey and mango finish. A very nice wine, but left us a little underwhelmed.
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3/25/2017 - dlcass Likes this wine: 96 Points
Very nice wine. Beguiling nose of persimmon, pineapple, brioche. Nice acidity, mouth feel and finish.
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2/19/2017 - Jeff Leve wrote: 93 Points
Drinking really well, with all its floral, citrus and tropical fruits in abundance. Fresh and lively, well balanced with rich, buttery characteristics.
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1/18/2017 - bonedoc wrote: 94 Points
Outstanding fruit, acid, overall balance. Drink now or over next 2 years.
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4/16/2016 - bonedoc wrote: 91 Points
Good fruit, needs more acid.
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1/13/2016 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 93 Points
This has lost some of its previous flabbiness- plenty of chiseled minerality layered with apricot and citrus flavors. Refreshing and delicious- probably near peak.
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12/13/2015 - bonedoc wrote: 92 Points
All 2010's:
Ramey Hyde: quite mellow at this stage, fruit not as intense, crystalline mineral long finish with some salinity. 92
Kistler Hyde: better fruit than Ramey, but less complex and shorter finish. 92
Chasseur Lorenzo: flat, fruit and finish inferior to the other wines, leesy character on the palate. 89
Mt. Eden Estate: restrained in style, good cut and acidity, outshined by the more fruit forward wines. Not surprising considering the house style. 91
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7/24/2015 - rustyRudy Likes this wine: 94 Points
Straw colored. Peach, oak, tangerine and mango on the nose. These carry through on the palate. Minerals, almond paste, vanilla, honeydew and a little bit of butter and butterscotch highlight the long and complex flavor profile. More oak and less acid than Aubert and DuMol single vineyard Chards. I liked this better than my one bottle of 09 Hyde that I had last year. Drinking well now. Clearly okay to keep and drink later as well.
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7/24/2015 - andrewdodd86 Likes this wine: 96 Points
Wonderful. Apricots and honey, not tropical. Gorgeous. Love it.
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7/11/2015 - BuzzzzOff Likes this wine: 95 Points
The first Chardonnay of the day before 1998 Gaia & Rey, 2009 Jean Charlton Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Folatieres and 2010 Philippe Chavy Puligny-Montrachet 1er Cru Les Pucelles so tough test. Fortunately, the crisp straw yellowish, citrus-lemon with good oak aroma and silky smooth palate of vanilla cream and oak made for an outstanding Kistler. Relatively long finish. Only one more left in the cellar for sipping in2020.
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5/15/2015 - jrm81 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Best of 3 2010 Chardonnays we have had recently (others were Aubert and Peter Michael). Pear, peach and melon flavors with a wonderful balancing acidity. Best Kistler I have had in years.
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12/15/2014 - Ranndy wrote: 92 Points
Feels great on the palate. Soft yet full. Hint of caramel. Fruit is all in the background. Yum! Just as good as the taste I had at Trenton Roadhouse (Kistler Tasting Room).
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5/9/2014 - REWindsor Likes this wine: 94 Points
Ready to roll. Large mouthfeel and complex. Honey and apricot notes. Still lively and young. Very drinkable.
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8/18/2013 - winelover1808 wrote: 95 Points
wow. this was grand cru like IMHO. great layers of bright fruit, balanced by acidity and minerality. long finish. a great wine. age worthy as well but very very enjoyable today. had with red hawk cowgirl creamery cheese, nicasio square and petit basque.
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8/3/2013 - William Kelley Likes this wine:
More rich and lavish than the Trenton Roadhouse at this showing, but perhaps also more seamlessly constructed, the 2010 Hyde offers up aromas of lemon custard, buttered popcorn, Grand Mariner and some ripe stone fruit. The acids are notably bright, both by virtue of the vintage and the stylistic shifts at Kistler. This is a very compelling, drinkable Chardonnay!
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3/9/2013 - B Paul wrote:
My first single vineyard Kistler Chard. This was really nice. Better on night two.
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