Tropical fruit aromas with good spice. Same lush and powerful fruit on palate, supported by reasonable acidity giving energy and texture. One of the best bottles of US Chardonnay I have ever had.
Mature ripe stone fruit aromas with oak spice and butterscotch notes. Advanced fruit on palate but good power and density. Well within a good drinking window, but i wouldn't cellar this any longer.
Fresh stone fruit aromas with a hint of tropical fruit. Fresh fruit on palate with good acidity support and a sense of minerality. Fruit starts off fat and lush, long finish then shows good precision.
All tropical fruit aromas and flavors with plenty of new oak spice. Easy to enjoy, but I'd be drinking this very young given seemingly low levels of acid. Showed clear on finish. Others enjoyed this far more than I did tonight.
Peach and apricot aromas with plenty of new oak. Same vibrant stone fruit on palate with apple hints. Good balance and length, this didn't really show heat at the end, giving a clean, crisp finish.
Lush tropical fruit start aromatically and on palate, but seemed overall short and simple. Didn't pick up any intensity, charm or nuance with more time in glass.
1990 Alain Robert Champagne Blanc de Blancs Reserve Le Mesnil 92 Points
France, Champagne
Big, lush fruit, showing some age. Powerful fruit on palate with fair degree of bread/yeast character from start-to-finish.
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1996 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen 95 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Tropical fruit aromas with good spice. Same lush and powerful fruit on palate, supported by reasonable acidity giving energy and texture. One of the best bottles of US Chardonnay I have ever had.
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1997 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen Flawed
USA, California, Sonoma County
Dead. Oxidized.
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1998 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Mature ripe stone fruit aromas with oak spice and butterscotch notes. Advanced fruit on palate but good power and density. Well within a good drinking window, but i wouldn't cellar this any longer.
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1999 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen Flawed
USA, California, Sonoma County
Oxidized.
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2001 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen 93 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Fresh stone fruit aromas with a hint of tropical fruit. Fresh fruit on palate with good acidity support and a sense of minerality. Fruit starts off fat and lush, long finish then shows good precision.
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2003 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen 90 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
All tropical fruit aromas and flavors with plenty of new oak spice. Easy to enjoy, but I'd be drinking this very young given seemingly low levels of acid. Showed clear on finish. Others enjoyed this far more than I did tonight.
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2004 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen 91 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County
Peach and apricot aromas with plenty of new oak. Same vibrant stone fruit on palate with apple hints. Good balance and length, this didn't really show heat at the end, giving a clean, crisp finish.
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2005 Kistler Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen Kistler Vineyard 88 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley
Lush tropical fruit start aromatically and on palate, but seemed overall short and simple. Didn't pick up any intensity, charm or nuance with more time in glass.
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