Despite being a few years past its ‘drink by’ date, this wine has aged superbly...what was once a classic Chardonnay coloring has evolved in to a deep golden hue, with complex notes of acidic fruit and some buttery/oak flavor. Opens up beautifully as well, improved with some time uncorked
Gold hue the classic oakiness of early 2000 Kistler is subdued and there is a freshness on the nose that is surprising at 14 years. For sure I bought on release and kept cold and dark without moving it so this was optimally stored. The palate is broad and generous with fruit in balance w acidity. I feel it is excellent and could remain so for another 5 years but there is nothing more coming. No real flaws but a tincy monolithic 5+12+17+8
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Well, color me surprised. This was opened by a friend tonight during a casual business meeting and it showed extremely well. Deep yellow color with a youthful bouquet of pear, citrus and Lily-of-the-Valley floral qualities. Rich and full without being heavy, with lemon, citrus, honeysuckle and wet stone qualities. I tend to think Parker is full of crap when he likens Kistler/Peter Michael/big CA Chard to Corton Charlemagne or nearly any other terrific Burgundy, but there was definitely a hint of that here. It had the richness and citrus of a great Corton Charlie, so I can't argue with his assessment of this one. Pristine examples such as this will hold a few years yet, but I have no doubt that this bottle was an exception and I certainly wouldn't expect too many more like it.
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pale yellow;exotic nose of tropical fruit and spices ;very exotic coconut and brioche vanilla on the palate; good balance and enough acidity for me(acid is not my yardstic);med finish but look how old it is !!
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Surprised to find that while some slight nutty flavors from age, this is still s fine drink. Rich lush and bold yet nicely balanced. In the style of a Batard. Drink up.
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Citrus, citrus oil, minerals, white pit fruit, vanilla oak, giveing way to toasted brioche and hazelnuts. Lovely layers of flavor. Long finish. Concentrated. Belies its age well.
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Nose offers very little but oak, although very appealing oak. Flavors very balanced and delicious with more wood flavors (vanilla and sandalwood), ripe pineapple. All is saved by an enticing bitterness that cuts through the richness and sweetness and makes for a vibrant finish of glycerin and fresh ginger root.
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Beautiful golden hue. Grassy nose. First tastes of pineapple and vanilla, follows by apple and sweet plum. The finish was a bit tannic but still overall a tremendously pleasurable wine.
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Still backward and needing some time before revealing itself. Showing stone fruits and wet rocks with notes of hazelnuts. A very impressive wine with a smooth finish that just goes on and on
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Very prominent oak in the nose overpowers the otherwise very pretty aromas of Mashed potatoes with butter, toasted almonds,and fresh dough. The first night the acidity was almost too much, although balanced some of the other richer flavors. Second night everything is more balanced with the fresh citrusy flavors shining through. Finish is long with a little welcomed "bite", citrus zest and sandalwood.
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Still going strong. Solid nose and core of white peach, tropical fruit and lemon zest. Complex, long finish with nuts caramel and a hint of buttered popcorn.
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Cloudy dark yellow color. Tropical fruit aromatics. Tastes of apple and pear with some minerality. Spritzy finish with some tartness. 14.1% alcohol. Bottle 04786/22020.
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Medium green-gold color in the glass. Aromas of marshmallow, lemon meringue, lime, pineapple, and hazelnut on the nose. On the palate, this shows marshmallow, mango, pineapple, hazelnut, toasted almonds, lemon juice, and a honeysuckle and melon floral note. The finish is long and this persists on the palate. Very much to expectations and delivering prime drinking now. Drink.
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our last bottle of any 03 kistler chard. i little too much on the oak tonight for me. it was better in the first hour, and then declined in the glass. didn't go out on top.
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Drinking well, but missing that "pow" that some of the Kistlers give. Had with seared scallops, which worked very well. Higher lemon notes on the nose, silky palate, nice light golden color.
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Terrific aromas of butter, apple, pear, pineapple. The wine has terrific balance of waxy fruit that coat the mouth with a prolonged finish of apple and caramel. While the wine has excellent acidity and should continue to do well for at least another 4-5 years, I think this wine is drinking beautifully now.
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Aromas of butter, almonds, stone/slate with an nice floral undertone. Flavors of pear, tart apple, minerals and fruit cocktail syrup. Absolutely delicious, and I suspect it should hold at this level for anoher year or two. 93-94 pts.
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Much more open and balanced than the 5/22/08 bottle. The oak is now fully integrated and the wine currently shows rich, oily waxy fruit with great depth and length.
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Excellent as usual, however, not quite as bright on the palate, perhaps showing a bit of age. Customary citrus and floral notes were prominent. Beautiful gold presentation and structure, really well made wine.
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simply wonderful. jane extols the balance, i'm just savoring every sip. not the greatest chard, or even the greatest kistler i have tasted, but man, this is on target. one bottle left.
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Once again disappointed. This wine was clear past it's time. While soft and smooth, the fruit was dry sherry like. Unclear if it was damaged in storage.
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smokey, citrus nose, body was closed but eventually opened up after at least 30 minutes, creamy fruit but still seemed to lack robust chardonny fruit, very short finish, unclear is bottle was bad or the year was bad, disappointing
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Potent nose of sweet lemons, pineapple and minerals. Quite soft and open with lovely pineapple and pear fruit flavors. Really rich and extracted and finishes with spicy complexity. A realy good Kistler Vineyard but the acidity is fading and this needs to be drunk now.
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The nose seems "reticent" today, with some smokey, lychee items of interest, but the mouth is full bore ahead, with tannic (as in BITTER), orange citrus, and yellow citrus. It's well balanced, and though the tastes are overt and rich, the wine seems at one with its large self. The length is a bit less bitter, but very fruity and fragrant, with nice tropicality. A note to the wary: I like the bitter element of this wine. If you don't like that, your view might be less sympathetic.
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This wine is still not ready to drink. The very ripe and focused fruit is very closed and is currently overshadowed by oak. The score is based on potential and not on current drinking enjoyment.
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What a difference from the last tasting note, which must have been from a flawed bottle. This one is typical Kistler, full blown and blousey. The nose is full of very ripe orange fruit and nutty/oily elements; the tastes are of yellow and orange citrus and orange tropical fruit, with some tiny bit of red fruit, probably a result of the acidity in combination with something else. The length is decent, and the only sub-excellent part of the wine, as it shows moderately long but with a bit of a tannic bite. The is a fine example of its type.
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Lots of peach, pear and a bit more lemon than I'd like to find. Stopped buying Kistler because of their hostage approach to pinots, and comparing a Kistler hostage chard to a recent DuMol Chard gives a value perspective to that decision as well. Enjoyable, but a bit of a letdown. Will see if remaining half bottle tastes better this evening.
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wonderful...i drink chard on rare occassions, but this will make me reconsider...great nose, mouthfeel and concentration...no oak, just a pure expresson of fruit and vineyard...love it
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very bright color in the glass. there was a little sludgy stuff in the bottle, but the wine was clear and golden.
lemon zest and a little smokey oak. again with the butterscotch nut flavor. very full body. shared with faimly. "this doesn't taste like the chardonnay we have our house" was a quick comment. heheh. it went very quickly, no time for evolution.
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wow. crystal clear yellow color a little barrel smoke (like our "fancy" salt flavored with smoke from burned chard barrels), citrus curd, also a creamy honey butterscotchy nut flavor. Clean taste (nice acidity) with an incredible finish of lemon zest with a little baking spice.
a few hours in i actually got a little strawberry cream on the nose, that would fade to lemon zest.
very nice. very fun to taste.
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Really good Chardonnay. A little bit of vanilla, a little bit of spice, a really long finish, great nose. Yeah, it's a little young, but I haven't had the best 'luck' ageing my Kistler chards, so I lean towards drinking them early. Anyway, this one was a pleasure to knock down. Had 3 bottles over the course of the weekend.
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Kistler "Kistler" chardonnays; 6/1/2006-12/31/2006: This wine never did it for me, as least as far as most Kistler's do it for me. Full, rich, green apple fruit that struck me as a bit hollow. Tight and tart, okay nose; decent length.
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Drunk alongside the 2003 Peter Michael La Carriere and this paled in comparison. Lot of citrus, alcohol and wood. i did not get the minerality hoped for. A typical Kistler. I am bored with them.
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Like a full bodied white Burgundy with a touch more butter than the French. Solid amount of minerals and green apple with a touch of tropical fruit. Very concentrated but still light and refreshing. Drinking very well.
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This was the second bottle opened....gave us the same enjoyment as the first. Perhaps this could have been a bit early to open these but they sure worked for this meal.
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Friends over this afternoon for bbq trout. It was hot and this chard seemed to be in the coolest part of the cellar. Everyone enjoyed this bottle and its lemon, apple, and nut flavor went just right with the trout. A very nice finish as well.
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10/1/2019 - jlgnml Likes this wine: 96 Points
Perfect for now with a long finish.
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1/4/2019 - MagicJuan Likes this wine: 89 Points
Despite being a few years past its ‘drink by’ date, this wine has aged superbly...what was once a classic Chardonnay coloring has evolved in to a deep golden hue, with complex notes of acidic fruit and some buttery/oak flavor. Opens up beautifully as well, improved with some time uncorked
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6/3/2017 - VoteferPedro wrote: 92 Points
Gold hue
the classic oakiness of early 2000 Kistler is subdued and there is a freshness on the nose that is surprising at 14 years. For sure I bought on release and kept cold and dark without moving it so this was optimally stored.
The palate is broad and generous with fruit in balance w acidity. I feel it is excellent and could remain so for another 5 years but there is nothing more coming. No real flaws but a tincy monolithic
5+12+17+8
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2/16/2016 - AllRed wrote: 96 Points
Well, color me surprised. This was opened by a friend tonight during a casual business meeting and it showed extremely well. Deep yellow color with a youthful bouquet of pear, citrus and Lily-of-the-Valley floral qualities. Rich and full without being heavy, with lemon, citrus, honeysuckle and wet stone qualities. I tend to think Parker is full of crap when he likens Kistler/Peter Michael/big CA Chard to Corton Charlemagne or nearly any other terrific Burgundy, but there was definitely a hint of that here. It had the richness and citrus of a great Corton Charlie, so I can't argue with his assessment of this one. Pristine examples such as this will hold a few years yet, but I have no doubt that this bottle was an exception and I certainly wouldn't expect too many more like it.
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2/9/2016 - slbelln Does not like this wine:
Unfortunately not drinkable
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7/18/2015 - vinojones wrote: 93 Points
pale yellow;exotic nose of tropical fruit and spices ;very exotic coconut and brioche vanilla on the palate; good balance and enough acidity for me(acid is not my yardstic);med finish but look how old it is !!
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1/31/2015 - KenK wrote: 92 Points
Surprised to find that while some slight nutty flavors from age, this is still s fine drink. Rich lush and bold yet nicely balanced. In the style of a Batard. Drink up.
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1/2/2015 - Peech Likes this wine: 92 Points
nose was leaner than expected, a little flinty, pretty big toasty corn notes, oaky, buttery. Nice acidity balance here.
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12/23/2014 - M DU VIN Likes this wine: 92 Points
Still drinking very nicely after all those years. No sign of oxidation.
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9/2/2013 - JDRFoster wrote: 92 Points
Very nice, but it has peaked and seems to be fading a bit. More secondary flavors. Nicely balanced.
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8/24/2013 - JDRFoster wrote: 94 Points
Citrus, citrus oil, minerals, white pit fruit, vanilla oak, giveing way to toasted brioche and hazelnuts. Lovely layers of flavor. Long finish. Concentrated. Belies its age well.
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8/4/2012 - Tmurphrey wrote: 89 Points
Pretty good. A couple years past it's prime
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5/4/2012 - JDRFoster wrote: 94 Points
Dominated by citrus and minerals tonight. Lovely finish.
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3/3/2012 - JDRFoster wrote: 95 Points
Superb. Drinking beautifully now. A little more tropical fruit and nuts than last time around.
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2/10/2012 - NY Wino wrote: 94 Points
Delicious...great nose, fruit and finish. Sad it was my last bottle but they are surely ready now and not getting any better.
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11/27/2011 - Ernoid wrote: 87 Points
Surprising burgundy character for an American wine.
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8/10/2011 - zheem wrote:
Nose offers very little but oak, although very appealing oak. Flavors very balanced and delicious with more wood flavors (vanilla and sandalwood), ripe pineapple. All is saved by an enticing bitterness that cuts through the richness and sweetness and makes for a vibrant finish of glycerin and fresh ginger root.
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5/7/2011 - VashonWine wrote: 94 Points
Beautiful golden hue. Grassy nose. First tastes of pineapple and vanilla, follows by apple and sweet plum. The finish was a bit tannic but still overall a tremendously pleasurable wine.
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4/16/2011 - JDRFoster wrote: 95 Points
Beautiful wine, with nice citrus, buttery brioche, green apple, bosc pear, and core minerality.
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11/28/2010 - JBVino wrote:
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11/24/2010 - PangurBan wrote: 94 Points
Still backward and needing some time before revealing itself. Showing stone fruits and wet rocks with notes of hazelnuts. A very impressive wine with a smooth finish that just goes on and on
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11/20/2010 - dmattson wrote: 95 Points
Very nice. Buttery and very nice.
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11/2/2010 - zheem wrote: 91 Points
Very prominent oak in the nose overpowers the otherwise very pretty aromas of Mashed potatoes with butter, toasted almonds,and fresh dough. The first night the acidity was almost too much, although balanced some of the other richer flavors. Second night everything is more balanced with the fresh citrusy flavors shining through. Finish is long with a little welcomed "bite", citrus zest and sandalwood.
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8/13/2010 - LOML2008 Likes this wine: 95 Points
Excellent wine. Crisp. Buttery. Smooth.
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4/22/2010 - hsacks wrote: 93 Points
Same as 2/20/2010 bottle.
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3/28/2010 - MJTed wrote: 92 Points
Still going strong. Solid nose and core of white peach, tropical fruit and lemon zest. Complex, long finish with nuts caramel and a hint of buttered popcorn.
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3/20/2010 - goofy Yno wrote: 87 Points
tropical fruit nose, mouth lack of acidity, uninteresting
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3/20/2010 - kstoddard wrote: flawed
Cloudy dark yellow color. Tropical fruit aromatics. Tastes of apple and pear with some minerality. Spritzy finish with some tartness. 14.1% alcohol. Bottle 04786/22020.
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3/7/2010 - fredb Likes this wine:
Medium green-gold color in the glass. Aromas of marshmallow, lemon meringue, lime, pineapple, and hazelnut on the nose. On the palate, this shows marshmallow, mango, pineapple, hazelnut, toasted almonds, lemon juice, and a honeysuckle and melon floral note. The finish is long and this persists on the palate. Very much to expectations and delivering prime drinking now. Drink.
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2/20/2010 - hsacks wrote: 93 Points
Similar to the 5/2/09 bottle just a touch less outstanding.
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2/19/2010 - hsacks wrote: 94 Points
Same as 5/2/09 bottle.
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2/14/2010 - jeff nowak wrote: 90 Points
our last bottle of any 03 kistler chard. i little too much on the oak tonight for me. it was better in the first hour, and then declined in the glass. didn't go out on top.
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12/9/2009 - hsacks wrote: 94 Points
Same as the 5/2/09 bottle.
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9/27/2009 - btock wrote: 92 Points
Drinking well, but missing that "pow" that some of the Kistlers give. Had with seared scallops, which worked very well. Higher lemon notes on the nose, silky palate, nice light golden color.
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7/16/2009 - NY Wino wrote: 94 Points
Terrific aromas of butter, apple, pear, pineapple. The wine has terrific balance of waxy fruit that coat the mouth with a prolonged finish of apple and caramel. While the wine has excellent acidity and should continue to do well for at least another 4-5 years, I think this wine is drinking beautifully now.
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7/10/2009 - Mike V wrote: 92 Points
Open and peak drink now
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5/12/2009 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Aromas of butter, almonds, stone/slate with an nice floral undertone. Flavors of pear, tart apple, minerals and fruit cocktail syrup. Absolutely delicious, and I suspect it should hold at this level for anoher year or two. 93-94 pts.
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5/2/2009 - hsacks wrote: 94 Points
Much more open and balanced than the 5/22/08 bottle. The oak is now fully integrated and the wine currently shows rich, oily waxy fruit with great depth and length.
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4/12/2009 - PJHaveron wrote: 91 Points
Excellent as usual, however, not quite as bright on the palate, perhaps showing a bit of age. Customary citrus and floral notes were prominent. Beautiful gold presentation and structure, really well made wine.
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2/15/2009 - budman wrote: 93 Points
Lemon oil, wet stones, and an incredibly smooth mouthfeel. This must be at its peak right now.
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1/31/2009 - winotoo wrote: 90 Points
Somewhat more closed and restrained than I expect. I usually don't drink KIstlers this young. Perhaps too early?
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1/23/2009 - dougie wrote: 93 Points
Last Kistler was corked. This one is doing great! Still a ways to go. Wonderful.
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11/9/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 94 Points
simply wonderful. jane extols the balance, i'm just savoring every sip. not the greatest chard, or even the greatest kistler i have tasted, but man, this is on target. one bottle left.
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10/11/2008 - SacredCow wrote: flawed
Very off bottle
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9/27/2008 - Amerique wrote: 86 Points
Once again disappointed. This wine was clear past it's time. While soft and smooth, the fruit was dry sherry like. Unclear if it was damaged in storage.
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8/28/2008 - Amerique wrote: 88 Points
smokey, citrus nose, body was closed but eventually opened up after at least 30 minutes, creamy fruit but still seemed to lack robust chardonny fruit, very short finish, unclear is bottle was bad or the year was bad, disappointing
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8/8/2008 - dream wrote: 90 Points
Potent nose of sweet lemons, pineapple and minerals. Quite soft and open with lovely pineapple and pear fruit flavors. Really rich and extracted and finishes with spicy complexity. A realy good Kistler Vineyard but the acidity is fading and this needs to be drunk now.
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7/12/2008 - jbaron wrote: 94 Points
The nose seems "reticent" today, with some smokey, lychee items of interest, but the mouth is full bore ahead, with tannic (as in BITTER), orange citrus, and yellow citrus. It's well balanced, and though the tastes are overt and rich, the wine seems at one with its large self. The length is a bit less bitter, but very fruity and fragrant, with nice tropicality. A note to the wary: I like the bitter element of this wine. If you don't like that, your view might be less sympathetic.
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6/9/2008 - jeff nowak wrote: 95 Points
this wine is at it's peak, and should hold for several years. all components in place and balance. delicious!
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5/22/2008 - hsacks wrote: 93 Points
This wine is still not ready to drink. The very ripe and focused fruit is very closed and is currently overshadowed by oak. The score is based on potential and not on current drinking enjoyment.
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5/5/2008 - MJTed wrote: 88 Points
Strong lemon oil flavor, and toasted oak but not much else. Improved over the course of several hours and will revisit tonight.
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5/1/2008 - AllRed wrote: 93 Points
Citrus, oak, apple and pear notes. Flavors of baked apple and tropical fruit, lemon and toasty oak.
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3/28/2008 - jbaron wrote: 93 Points
What a difference from the last tasting note, which must have been from a flawed bottle. This one is typical Kistler, full blown and blousey. The nose is full of very ripe orange fruit and nutty/oily elements; the tastes are of yellow and orange citrus and orange tropical fruit, with some tiny bit of red fruit, probably a result of the acidity in combination with something else. The length is decent, and the only sub-excellent part of the wine, as it shows moderately long but with a bit of a tannic bite. The is a fine example of its type.
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12/25/2007 - budman wrote: 93 Points
Complex minerally smooth mouthfeel, with a very long finish.
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9/26/2007 - davidandrose wrote: 91 Points
Lots of peach, pear and a bit more lemon than I'd like to find. Stopped buying Kistler because of their hostage approach to pinots, and comparing a Kistler hostage chard to a recent DuMol Chard gives a value perspective to that decision as well. Enjoyable, but a bit of a letdown. Will see if remaining half bottle tastes better this evening.
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3/30/2007 - budman wrote: 94 Points
Wow. This is even better than the Vine Hill. Oily mouthfeel, with citrus, hazelnut, and mineral notes. The finish was endless.
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3/24/2007 - brianofthevine wrote: 93 Points
Tropical citrus notes, green apple and peach with mineral and wet stone, beautiful finish.
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3/22/2007 - olm2000 wrote: 97 Points
wonderful...i drink chard on rare occassions, but this will make me reconsider...great nose, mouthfeel and concentration...no oak, just a pure expresson of fruit and vineyard...love it
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3/9/2007 - ORIF wrote: 92 Points
Aroma of buttery citrus. Great smooth finish.
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1/17/2007 - AlexRed wrote: 93 Points
very bright color in the glass. there was a little sludgy stuff in the bottle, but the wine was clear and golden.
lemon zest and a little smokey oak. again with the butterscotch nut flavor. very full body. shared with faimly. "this doesn't taste like the chardonnay we have our house" was a quick comment. heheh. it went very quickly, no time for evolution.
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1/8/2007 - DRL01 wrote: 93 Points
Burgundian nose. Lemon, orange, hazelnuts on the palate along with good minerality.
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12/12/2006 - millerfamily wrote: 92 Points
Enjoyable. Better than when I tried it 5 months ago. Still a bigger fan of the McCrea and Vinehill
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11/24/2006 - DRL01 wrote: 94 Points
Delicious
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11/21/2006 - AlexRed wrote: 94 Points
wow.
crystal clear yellow color
a little barrel smoke (like our "fancy" salt flavored with smoke from burned chard barrels), citrus curd, also a creamy honey butterscotchy nut flavor. Clean taste (nice acidity) with an incredible finish of lemon zest with a little baking spice.
a few hours in i actually got a little strawberry cream on the nose, that would fade to lemon zest.
very nice. very fun to taste.
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10/7/2006 - ORIF wrote: 95 Points
Great bottle. One of the few whites worth the hefty price tag.
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9/23/2006 - PeterH wrote: 94 Points
Really good Chardonnay. A little bit of vanilla, a little bit of spice, a really long finish, great nose. Yeah, it's a little young, but I haven't had the best 'luck' ageing my Kistler chards, so I lean towards drinking them early. Anyway, this one was a pleasure to knock down. Had 3 bottles over the course of the weekend.
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9/22/2006 - David F wrote: 88 Points
Green apple, minerals but not spectacular. Better than most but maybe I was expecting more for the price.
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8/19/2006 - ORIF wrote:
Very good. I prefer a little less oak in the burgundian style and Kistler seems to do this well in terms of taste.
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8/11/2006 - Russ wrote: 92 Points
Dark straw color. Nose of lemon peal and oak. A very nice balance of butter, lemon, and oak on the palate. Complex finish that lasts. Outstanding.
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8/9/2006 - Nanda wrote: 93 Points
Kobe Beef, Foie Gras and Truffled Mayo Burgers at S&S (Chicago, IL): Light gold with a green tint. Nose is fresh and full of fruit. Very aromatic. On the palate honey, melons and some minerality. Silky palate. A solid core of fruit balanced with crisp acidity.
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7/28/2006 - jbaron wrote: 89 Points
Kistler "Kistler" chardonnays; 6/1/2006-12/31/2006: This wine never did it for me, as least as far as most Kistler's do it for me. Full, rich, green apple fruit that struck me as a bit hollow. Tight and tart, okay nose; decent length.
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7/24/2006 - keithgg wrote: 92 Points
Drunk alongside the 2003 Peter Michael La Carriere and this paled in comparison. Lot of citrus, alcohol and wood. i did not get the minerality hoped for. A typical Kistler. I am bored with them.
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7/2/2006 - Bunski wrote: 94 Points
Like a full bodied white Burgundy with a touch more butter than the French. Solid amount of minerals and green apple with a touch of tropical fruit. Very concentrated but still light and refreshing. Drinking very well.
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6/11/2006 - Russ wrote: 92 Points
This was the second bottle opened....gave us the same enjoyment as the first. Perhaps this could have been a bit early to open these but they sure worked for this meal.
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6/11/2006 - Russ wrote: 92 Points
Friends over this afternoon for bbq trout. It was hot and this chard seemed to be in the coolest part of the cellar. Everyone enjoyed this bottle and its lemon, apple, and nut flavor went just right with the trout. A very nice finish as well.
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