Stark contrast to last bottle. Well balanced. A hint of buttery fruit, a whiff of oak, fairly crisp acidity. Smooth and quaffable with grilled chicken. Lives up to the Kistler reputation.
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Drank with roast chicken. A neglected bottle found in the corner of my cellar. We are not huge Cali chardonnay fans, and this proved to be a bit of a downer. It especially suffered in comparison to the Beaucastel white served earlier in the meal. Overwhelming oak and butter on a hot finish. Not a ton of complexity, this may be starting to get a bit long in the tooth- I don't have a lot of experience in drinking mildly aged Cali chards for comparison.
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7/27/2009 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 92 Points
Stark contrast to last bottle. Well balanced. A hint of buttery fruit, a whiff of oak, fairly crisp acidity. Smooth and quaffable with grilled chicken. Lives up to the Kistler reputation.
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3/1/2009 - mjf@ulkner wrote: 86 Points
Drank with roast chicken. A neglected bottle found in the corner of my cellar. We are not huge Cali chardonnay fans, and this proved to be a bit of a downer. It especially suffered in comparison to the Beaucastel white served earlier in the meal. Overwhelming oak and butter on a hot finish. Not a ton of complexity, this may be starting to get a bit long in the tooth- I don't have a lot of experience in drinking mildly aged Cali chards for comparison.
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8/14/2008 - Zweder wrote: 92 Points
Overwhelming oak and good citrus fruit. Creamy. Banana. Smoky. Nuts. Complex and great wine!
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6/3/2007 - stevenp22 wrote: 90 Points
Very smooth and crisp, nice chardonnay
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7/15/2005 - Drobs wrote: 90 Points
crisp, with a flare of oak. Paired with cheese and grapes/pears, outstanding.
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