Regular dinner group (By Me @ van der Dussen): What a pity! This wine has been so beautiful, but now it is getting too old. Still concentrated and rich, but the reductive and nutty flavors have taken over. Still yellow fruits, but the wine lost its freshness. If coming from a very cold cellar this might still be ok, but if not; drink it very soon (if this bottle was exemplary). No score.
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #069; Burgundy: Puligny, Chassagne, Meursault (By RvD): Dark yellow. Creamy bouquet with tropical fruits and butter. On the palate very ripe fruits. Mango. Broad and very smooth. The oak has integrated nicely. Drinking it beside Burgundy wines this wine is less elegant and has more sweetness, but overall this certainly is beautiful wine.
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Medium golden yellow color. Nose of tropical fruits, with melon & pineapple standing out, along with some pear, a bit of oak and vanilla spice. Full bodied, but well balanced with acidity - creamy with pineapple, green apple, melon & vanilla spice. Finish is particularly spicy, with hints of nutmeg. Excellent wine!
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Alcohol :: 14.1% Oaky, creamy lemon custard with lots of ripe yellow fruits and some peppery spice. Ripe, sweet but not overly so that review it's identify of new world with mineral, lots of spices and creamy mouth feel leads to long creamy finish that's juicy and fine. Aromas of smoke appeared and the wine has polished up with time. The dense, weighty mid palate is very powerful with tons of yellow fruits and spicy nuttiness flavor all firm up by the ripe acidity that went through seamlessly to the good spicy finish. A well-made, delicious new world Chard, a little upside potential after the oak mellow down with time, maybe in another 3yrs time. Buy - No.
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Big, powerful nose of pineapple and honey. Very rich and intense, sweet flavors of pineapple, honey, melon and with a hint of mineral. Medium bodied with excellent balance, a smooth, rich texture and a long finish. A bit richer than I expect from a Kistler, but still totally delicious.
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Not much of a nose. Still had some pineapple and pear which was balanced with a hint of crisp acidity. On the finish there was a touch of buttery oak and as time progressed also more heat. Not bad at all.
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Good golden yellow color; nose of lychees and pineapples. Some green apple too. In the mouth, a nicely balanced pineapple and mineral elements. Holds up for a long finish.
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Private dinner with friends. (@ MWe): Very smoky, oaky and tasty NW Chardonnay. As my previous note. I can appreciate this style very much, because the fruit can handle it. This wine can last for several years.
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Another bottle that Allred opened at his wedding for the head table. He poured me a glass when I was up talking to him. I believe that this is the restaurant bottling put out by Kistler. As usual a lot of oak in this Kistler. Some pineapple but mostly woody notes. It tasted alcoholic to me although it was only 14.1%. Not my style. 85 points.
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Pale gold color with aromas of apple and tropical fruit, along with a good bit of oak. Well balanced, with tropical fruit flavors on the palate, along with a spicy oak component.
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A great evening with close friends (@ PZ): Smoky and complex with a lot of toasted oak. A lot of taste and concentration. Some banana. Good acidity. During the evening the wine evolved and became even more beautiful.
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I had higher hopes for this wine. Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice Chardonnay but I was expecting something more along the lines of Shafer's Chard which is a favourite of mine. This one, a bit restrained and not enough fruit. Elegant but lacks the power I was looking for.
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Ethereal aromas of pineapple and sweet vanilla ice cream. Round and full in the mouth with just enough acidity to not make the wine overly sweet. Full flavors of pineapple and some apple - like a pineapple dum dum lollipop but like I said with enough acidity for proper balance and to avoid any pineapple candy flavors. Did I mention pineapple?
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Quite amazing. Soundly beat a top-notch French white burg from the same night. Incredibly deep and complex. Do not obsess about temperature. It reached its peak as it warmed to about 60+ degrees. The wine threw a shocking amount of semidment and crystalized sugar, particularly considering its youthful age. It also significantly overpowered the standard Kistler Sonoma of the same year. This is an outstanding white.
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Consumed at Maitre d' restaurant. Bottle purchased from the wine list. Limpid. Bright disc. Light yellow robe with clear rim. Clean but somewhat muted nose, showing predominantly mineral aromas with a hint of pear. Light to medium-bodied on the palate, with good acidity and a distinct Burgundian/mineral flavor profile. The predominant fruit is again pear, but it stands in the background of the wet stones. The wine becomes a bit thin in the middle and the finish is relatively brief. Although quite drinkable, this wine does not deserve its hefty price tag.
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7/4/2015 - Zweder wrote:
Regular dinner group (By Me @ van der Dussen): What a pity! This wine has been so beautiful, but now it is getting too old. Still concentrated and rich, but the reductive and nutty flavors have taken over. Still yellow fruits, but the wine lost its freshness. If coming from a very cold cellar this might still be ok, but if not; drink it very soon (if this bottle was exemplary). No score.
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4/17/2013 - sgamiz wrote:
Good wine but near its good drinking life - drink up.
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5/9/2012 - Zweder wrote: 91 Points
Monthly Tasting Group HWS #069; Burgundy: Puligny, Chassagne, Meursault (By RvD): Dark yellow. Creamy bouquet with tropical fruits and butter. On the palate very ripe fruits. Mango. Broad and very smooth. The oak has integrated nicely. Drinking it beside Burgundy wines this wine is less elegant and has more sweetness, but overall this certainly is beautiful wine.
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6/3/2011 - red stain wrote: 92 Points
Viscous, rich. Dark color no oak.
Clyde and Dabney
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4/24/2011 - Dillo wrote: 93 Points
Medium golden yellow color. Nose of tropical fruits, with melon & pineapple standing out, along with some pear, a bit of oak and vanilla spice. Full bodied, but well balanced with acidity - creamy with pineapple, green apple, melon & vanilla spice. Finish is particularly spicy, with hints of nutmeg. Excellent wine!
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2/5/2011 - swan64 wrote:
부사맨님 셀러에서 가지고 온 기념..
생각만큼은 so so
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11/5/2010 - Sleepy Dave wrote:
Alcohol :: 14.1%
Oaky, creamy lemon custard with lots of ripe yellow fruits and some peppery spice. Ripe, sweet but not overly so that review it's identify of new world with mineral, lots of spices and creamy mouth feel leads to long creamy finish that's juicy and fine. Aromas of smoke appeared and the wine has polished up with time. The dense, weighty mid palate is very powerful with tons of yellow fruits and spicy nuttiness flavor all firm up by the ripe acidity that went through seamlessly to the good spicy finish. A well-made, delicious new world Chard, a little upside potential after the oak mellow down with time, maybe in another 3yrs time. Buy - No.
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5/1/2010 - rickspicks wrote: 93 Points
Big, powerful nose of pineapple and honey. Very rich and intense, sweet flavors of pineapple, honey, melon and with a hint of mineral. Medium bodied with excellent balance, a smooth, rich texture and a long finish. A bit richer than I expect from a Kistler, but still totally delicious.
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2/11/2010 - x60pilot wrote: 89 Points
Not much of a nose. Still had some pineapple and pear which was balanced with a hint of crisp acidity. On the finish there was a touch of buttery oak and as time progressed also more heat. Not bad at all.
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1/18/2010 - James B wrote: 93 Points
Outstanding yet again. Powerful nose, very little oak, sublime on the palate. Kistler chards really are Napa's best. No contest.
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12/22/2009 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Elegant, full bodied and complex.
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11/28/2009 - jkoenen wrote: 90 Points
Hedonistic Diner (Restaurant Le Défi, Sprang-Capelle): No formal note. 17.5/20
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11/13/2009 - t_moderne wrote: 91 Points
Good golden yellow color; nose of lychees and pineapples. Some green apple too. In the mouth, a nicely balanced pineapple and mineral elements. Holds up for a long finish.
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7/4/2009 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Private dinner with friends. (@ MWe): Very smoky, oaky and tasty NW Chardonnay. As my previous note. I can appreciate this style very much, because the fruit can handle it. This wine can last for several years.
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5/19/2009 - James B wrote: 91 Points
Very nice. Huge nose; exquisite balance. It has the profile of a white Burgundy, with perhaps a bit less minerality.
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4/28/2008 - Vino Me wrote: 85 Points
Another bottle that Allred opened at his wedding for the head table. He poured me a glass when I was up talking to him. I believe that this is the restaurant bottling put out by Kistler. As usual a lot of oak in this Kistler. Some pineapple but mostly woody notes. It tasted alcoholic to me although it was only 14.1%. Not my style. 85 points.
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4/26/2008 - AllRed wrote: 90 Points
Pale gold color with aromas of apple and tropical fruit, along with a good bit of oak. Well balanced, with tropical fruit flavors on the palate, along with a spicy oak component.
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3/14/2008 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
A great evening with close friends (@ PZ): Smoky and complex with a lot of toasted oak. A lot of taste and concentration. Some banana. Good acidity. During the evening the wine evolved and became even more beautiful.
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9/10/2007 - ove wrote: 91 Points
I had higher hopes for this wine. Don't get me wrong, it's a very nice Chardonnay but I was expecting something more along the lines of Shafer's Chard which is a favourite of mine. This one, a bit restrained and not enough fruit. Elegant but lacks the power I was looking for.
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3/24/2007 - t_moderne wrote: 94 Points
Ethereal aromas of pineapple and sweet vanilla ice cream. Round and full in the mouth with just enough acidity to not make the wine overly sweet. Full flavors of pineapple and some apple - like a pineapple dum dum lollipop but like I said with enough acidity for proper balance and to avoid any pineapple candy flavors. Did I mention pineapple?
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11/23/2006 - David S wrote: 95 Points
buttery and full bodied - loved it
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11/11/2006 - sdatl wrote: 92 Points
Wonderful balance of crisp acidity, tropicl fruit, and smooth vanilla from the oak; defines elegance.
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9/29/2006 - James B wrote: 96 Points
Quite amazing. Soundly beat a top-notch French white burg from the same night. Incredibly deep and complex. Do not obsess about temperature. It reached its peak as it warmed to about 60+ degrees. The wine threw a shocking amount of semidment and crystalized sugar, particularly considering its youthful age. It also significantly overpowered the standard Kistler Sonoma of the same year. This is an outstanding white.
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8/14/2006 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 86 Points
Consumed at Maitre d' restaurant. Bottle purchased from the wine list. Limpid. Bright disc. Light yellow robe with clear rim. Clean but somewhat muted nose, showing predominantly mineral aromas with a hint of pear. Light to medium-bodied on the palate, with good acidity and a distinct Burgundian/mineral flavor profile. The predominant fruit is again pear, but it stands in the background of the wet stones. The wine becomes a bit thin in the middle and the finish is relatively brief. Although quite drinkable, this wine does not deserve its hefty price tag.
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