Medium gold with a green hue, clear, quite little edge variation - the color did not yield much of a clue as to the true age of the wine. Initially a bit reserved on the nose, opening with some time and a little warming. Lemon oil, roasted pineapple, brioche, roasted nuts, nice acid and mineral core. Certainly time to drink up, but a nice example of aged Cali Chard.
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found in cellar! COrk was stained to the top but the wine itself was still fresh. The nose was chalkyand minerally. The Color was pale gold and not as evolved as I expected and the buttery and lemon notes that this carried before are now a bit less articulate and the alcohol seems heavy. While it is past its peak it is still a worthy drink if as a weighty and classic Kistler. still drinking well...
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this is hanging in there, but if you have 'em, i'd say drink 'em. some lemon curd and mild oak, a little cumbersome. i'm pretty certain this was my bottle before gifting it to the provider just after release.
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A stunning bottle of Chardonnay! Bright golden yellow color. Aromas of butterscotch, cloves and white flowers . Oily, thick rich fruit in the mouth with great depth and length. The wine has almost a painful intensity but is balanced beautifully by fine acids and ample but well-integrated oak. Despite its power the wine was not heavy and was a great match with grilled boneless pork chops. A bottle like this reminds me why I have so much Kistler in my cellar!
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Tasted thrice, with consistent impression. Excellent. Prominent minerality on the nose and palate, with hints of butterscotch, butter, oak, vanilla and citrus, and an exquisite and harmonious finish. 92-94
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Beautiful golden color. Very pungent right out of the bottle. Mineraliness, limestone, butter, lemongrass, and a little stinkiness. Pallet same as nose, but with some additional caramel on the mid / back pallet. This is probably drinking as well as it's going to be.
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A very nice Kistler with some age on it. Nothing over the top and exquisitely balanced. Great texture and length. Lots of minerals and healthy dollops of rie but not sweet fruit. Yumm.
Paired exceptionally well with roast chicken.
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Nice butterscotchy nose. Perfectly stored since release from the winery. Viscous texture with flavors of pineapple and butterscotch but finishes short with some metallic flavors. The wine simply seems to be in decline since it was gorgeous to drink two years ago but now tastes thin and tired. Some Kistler chards seem to age OK while others fall apart. Strange.
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Moderately dark gold color with a greenish tinge. Nose of limestone, butterscotch, lemon and citrus. Very buttery on pallet with some lemon. Seems not completely integrated yet. Needs some more time to come together. First, get lemon, limestone, and mineral flavors but not in the middle. Then, the butter, caramel, and butterscotch flavors take over; that happens mostly in the middle of the palette. Moderately long pallet. Give it another six months to a year to peak...
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Kukio Movie Night. Drank side by side with the 97 Araujo Eisle SBlanc. Which is the Chard? Araujo was startling with its size (and how well it showed with its age.) The Kistler was lighter and crisper. Minerals, citrus fruits and some oil. Some wood looming, but much lighter on the palate than the Eisle.
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Fabulous nose - citrus oil, a touch of caramel, strong mineral edge and hint of forest floor. Bright and focused fruit in the mouth and a long, intense, mineral driven finish. Still seems a little tight. Excellent now but another 2-3 years will likely improve this wine.
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Great nose of buttery honey fruit with hints of vinilla. On the palate more vinilla, fruit and spice. Very powerful yet elegant so either drink now or it seems it would likely improve with age given its concentration.
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Tasted February 26, 2005 without decanting at King's Fish House in Carlsbad, CA in poor restaurant stems. Golden color in the glass, just a little opaque in nature. Minerally nose (couldn't get a lot because of the stemware). Citrus fruits on the palate with a little mineral on the finish. Paired pretty well with the fresh oysters. Really good wine and recommended. Drink at your leisure over the next 3-5 years.
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Wow! This is the wrong bottle to open with that spring offer on my desk. It is great and getting better. After decanting it has a beautifl full golden color (significant sediment) Nose is now much more open with thick citrus and mineral. The mineral and lemon continues on the palate. There is a young grand cru oak. Great and getting better.
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Nose of tropical fruits, followed by the same on the palate with intriguing citrus, oak and vanilla notes. Beautifully integrated, balanced and weighted. An additional few years in the bottle should only enhance the nuances.
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This is really good bottle of Kistler. Bright Citrus notes mixed with vanilla, oak and touch of smoke. Absolutely seamless, might medium weight in the mouth, and a medium length on the finish with both fruit and oak components. Very nice balance and integration.
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10/26/2014 - mwanasheria wrote: 93 Points
Consumed by my wife and she says it was slightly less mineral than the 2001 Kistler Kistler Vineyard they had alongside with it.
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3/6/2014 - Herb K wrote:
Indeed, time to drink up...
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10/23/2013 - JDRFoster wrote: 92 Points
No formal notes. Time to drink up.
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10/16/2013 - JDRFoster wrote: 90 Points
Medium gold with a green hue, clear, quite little edge variation - the color did not yield much of a clue as to the true age of the wine. Initially a bit reserved on the nose, opening with some time and a little warming. Lemon oil, roasted pineapple, brioche, roasted nuts, nice acid and mineral core. Certainly time to drink up, but a nice example of aged Cali Chard.
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4/13/2013 - howardn Likes this wine: 89 Points
Most Kistler's of this age have failed, but this one with 12 hours of air comes around.
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1/24/2013 - VoteferPedro Likes this wine: 90 Points
found in cellar! COrk was stained to the top but the wine itself was still fresh. The nose was chalkyand minerally. The Color was pale gold and not as evolved as I expected and the buttery and lemon notes that this carried before are now a bit less articulate and the alcohol seems heavy. While it is past its peak it is still a worthy drink if as a weighty and classic Kistler. still drinking well...
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1/19/2011 - winotoo wrote: 90 Points
Still hanging in there. Quite nice and, as is typical, puts on weight with air and as it warms up.
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11/6/2009 - VoteferPedro wrote: 89 Points
buttered popcorn aroma mixed with a spritzy saline, wet rocks
gold hue
full bodied, typical of kistler with a lemony acidity to balance at the end
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5/2/2009 - buckeye76 wrote: 95 Points
VANILLA, OAK, NUTS, CITRUS, AND APPLES IN THE NOSE AND FLAVOR. NICE COMPLEXITY AND A LONG FINISH.
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5/1/2009 - jeff nowak wrote: 88 Points
this is hanging in there, but if you have 'em, i'd say drink 'em. some lemon curd and mild oak, a little cumbersome. i'm pretty certain this was my bottle before gifting it to the provider just after release.
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4/9/2009 - hsacks wrote: 95 Points
A stunning bottle of Chardonnay! Bright golden yellow color. Aromas of butterscotch, cloves and white flowers . Oily, thick rich fruit in the mouth with great depth and length. The wine has almost a painful intensity but is balanced beautifully by fine acids and ample but well-integrated oak. Despite its power the wine was not heavy and was a great match with grilled boneless pork chops. A bottle like this reminds me why I have so much Kistler in my cellar!
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1/18/2009 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 89 Points
Dark golden color. Nose and pallet seemed a bit past. Seemed acidic and somewhat out of balance.
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1/8/2009 - lshantz wrote: 95 Points
Bravo! Wonderful apple & citrus, ample texture. If I've ever had a better Chardonnay, I don't remember it. Thanks Kevin!
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5/13/2008 - JDRFoster wrote: 93 Points
Tasted thrice, with consistent impression. Excellent. Prominent minerality on the nose and palate, with hints of butterscotch, butter, oak, vanilla and citrus, and an exquisite and harmonious finish. 92-94
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4/18/2008 - JDRFoster wrote: 93 Points
Still alive, a lovely aged Kistler.
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11/12/2007 - ken-yyz wrote: 89 Points
Starting to show deep gold colour and tasting like it is now starting to decline. Drink up.
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11/4/2007 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 93 Points
Beautiful golden color. Very pungent right out of the bottle. Mineraliness, limestone, butter, lemongrass, and a little stinkiness. Pallet same as nose, but with some additional caramel on the mid / back pallet. This is probably drinking as well as it's going to be.
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5/3/2007 - ken-yyz wrote: 92 Points
A very nice Kistler with some age on it. Nothing over the top and exquisitely balanced. Great texture and length. Lots of minerals and healthy dollops of rie but not sweet fruit. Yumm.
Paired exceptionally well with roast chicken.
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2/17/2007 - shine wrote: 90 Points
Wonderful nose. Tight and thin at first. After an hour when it opened up with vanilla, butterscotch and pineapple. Penty of oak on the finish.
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1/3/2007 - dream wrote: 82 Points
Nice butterscotchy nose. Perfectly stored since release from the winery. Viscous texture with flavors of pineapple and butterscotch but finishes short with some metallic flavors. The wine simply seems to be in decline since it was gorgeous to drink two years ago but now tastes thin and tired. Some Kistler chards seem to age OK while others fall apart. Strange.
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12/9/2006 - etirer wrote:
drank over Thanksgiving, can't imagine it getting any better - fabulous
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10/15/2006 - lebo9968@gmail.com wrote: 91 Points
Moderately dark gold color with a greenish tinge. Nose of limestone, butterscotch, lemon and citrus. Very buttery on pallet with some lemon. Seems not completely integrated yet. Needs some more time to come together. First, get lemon, limestone, and mineral flavors but not in the middle. Then, the butter, caramel, and butterscotch flavors take over; that happens mostly in the middle of the palette. Moderately long pallet. Give it another six months to a year to peak...
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6/18/2006 - conadoc wrote: 93 Points
Mineral and some acid. Lovely fruit. A bit Spartan but still very fine.
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5/2/2006 - etirer wrote: 95 Points
powerhouse of orangy yellow color with apricot, vanilla, and honeysuckle balanced with acidity, crisp without being tart
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4/14/2006 - lorenzo wrote: 92 Points
Kukio Movie Night.
Drank side by side with the 97 Araujo Eisle SBlanc.
Which is the Chard? Araujo was startling with its size (and how well it showed with its age.)
The Kistler was lighter and crisper. Minerals, citrus fruits and some oil. Some wood looming, but much lighter on the palate than the Eisle.
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7/17/2005 - jamiekutch wrote: 94 Points
Leaving NYC and moving to San Francisco; 7/16/2005-7/17/2005: Golden yellow. This was attractive with its citrusy, pineapple, and mineral components, along with spicy wood notes in the background. Full-bodied and outstanding pure.
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7/16/2005 - pgordon62 wrote: 92 Points
Fabulous nose - citrus oil, a touch of caramel, strong mineral edge and hint of forest floor. Bright and focused fruit in the mouth and a long, intense, mineral driven finish. Still seems a little tight. Excellent now but another 2-3 years will likely improve this wine.
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5/16/2005 - bsaun wrote:
Great nose of buttery honey fruit with hints of vinilla. On the palate more vinilla, fruit and spice. Very powerful yet elegant so either drink now or it seems it would likely improve with age given its concentration.
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2/26/2005 - wineismylife wrote:
Tasted February 26, 2005 without decanting at King's Fish House in Carlsbad, CA in poor restaurant stems. Golden color in the glass, just a little opaque in nature. Minerally nose (couldn't get a lot because of the stemware). Citrus fruits on the palate with a little mineral on the finish. Paired pretty well with the fresh oysters. Really good wine and recommended. Drink at your leisure over the next 3-5 years.
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2/5/2005 - brianofthevine wrote: 92 Points
Burgundian style with lemon citrus, wet stone, and mineral notes. Beautiful balance.
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1/9/2005 - Mike V wrote: 94 Points
Wow! This is the wrong bottle to open with that spring offer on my desk. It is great and getting better. After decanting it has a beautifl full golden color (significant sediment) Nose is now much more open with thick citrus and mineral. The mineral and lemon continues on the palate. There is a young grand cru oak. Great and getting better.
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12/20/2004 - mjayer wrote: 92 Points
Nose of tropical fruits, followed by the same on the palate with intriguing citrus, oak and vanilla notes. Beautifully integrated, balanced and weighted. An additional few years in the bottle should only enhance the nuances.
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9/25/2004 - Mark wrote: 93 Points
This is really good bottle of Kistler. Bright Citrus notes mixed with vanilla, oak and touch of smoke. Absolutely seamless, might medium weight in the mouth, and a medium length on the finish with both fruit and oak components. Very nice balance and integration.
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