Limited new Kistler Chardonnay release now available.92 Points Robert Parker: ""The 2012 Chardonnay Hyde Vineyard seems to be the most laid-back, retrained and leanest of all the Chardonnays in the 2012 Kistler portfolio. Floral notes are reticent but emerge with coaxing. The wine is medium-bodied and shows good acidity as well as some tightness and restraint that may favor it among those looking for less ostentatious and exuberant styles of Chardonnay. It is well-endowed, but seems to be holding back a lot of its charm and character under a cloak of acidity. Give it another six months of aging and drink it over the following 5-6 years."
Shay A
Got to take advantage of another Wednesday Wine Committee and boy was it worth it. Wow! Killer wines brought by Glenn for his 60th! As always, wines tasted blind. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine. Again, the table pegged this as Kistler. The main discussion was could it be a vertical or a horizontal? Lots of similarities leaned us towards horizontal. My first Hyde vineyard Chardonnay...gorgeous. Out of the 3 Kistler's, I think this benefited most from air time. A lot of lemon cream balanced by bread/toast notes alongside butter. Not citrusy or tropical.
Got to take advantage of another Wednesday Wine Committee and boy was it worth it. Wow! Killer wines brought by Glenn for his 60th! As always, wines tasted blind. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine. Again, the table pegged this as Kistler. The main discussion was could it be a vertical or a horizontal? Lots of similarities leaned us towards horizontal. My first Hyde vineyard Chardonnay...gorgeous. Out of the 3 Kistler's, I think this benefited most from air time. A lot of lemon cream balanced by bread/toast notes alongside butter. Not citrusy or tropical.
9.2Geoffrey Luce
2012
2012
9.3Geoffrey Luce
2012 Hyde vineyard Carneros
2012 Hyde vineyard Carneros
9.4Josh Orr
Rich and round #chardonnay #carneros #msclassic
Rich and round #chardonnay #carneros #msclassic
9.0Josh Orr
#msclassic #california #chardonnay
#msclassic #california #chardonnay
9.0Charles (Chad) Bucklin
Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising
Great tension. Can't wait to see this in 5 years #kistler #carneros #hydevineyard
Great tension. Can't wait to see this in 5 years #kistler #carneros #hydevineyard
9.3Donald Patz
Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall
Intense citrus - pear notes. Delicious.
Intense citrus - pear notes. Delicious.
9.0Mia Van de Water
2012's are pretty opulent.
2012's are pretty opulent.
8.9Eric W Brown
Great Chardonnay
Great Chardonnay
9.1Cynthia Badiey
Every sip is a mouthful of nectar. Layers of butter, peaches, pears.
Every sip is a mouthful of nectar. Layers of butter, peaches, pears.
9.3WARNING: DRINKING DISTILLED SPIRITS, BEER, COOLERS, WINE AND OTHER ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES MAY INCREASE CANCER RISK, AND, DURING PREGNANCY, CAN CAUSE BIRTH DEFECTS.