KISTLER Chardonnay One of the Best Fine California Wines

KISTLER Chardonnay One of the Best Fine California Wines This Week's Wine Splurge is... Kistler Vineyard 2005 Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay! Yes, if I had something special to toast... I'd be toasting with this highly-rated chardonnay! Robert Parker's Review: 2005 Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay – 94-96 “Another crisp, elegant yet powerful, mineral-dominated effort, the 2005 Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard is reticent at present, exhibiting scents of lemon oil, white currants, peaches, and orange rind. With striking intensity, great elegance, richness, precision, and delineation, this beautiful Chardonnay brought to mind a top-notch French Corton-Charlemagne.” About Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Chardonnay is made using traditional French techniques, with the winemaker himself performing the cellar work on the wines. Kistler Chardonnay has a distinct character. It is completely barrel-fermented using indigenous and cultured yeasts, is aged in 50% new French oak barrels unracked and in contact with all its fermentation lees, has undergone a malolactic fermentation, receives minimal handling and processing, and is bottled unfiltered and, generally, unfined after 11-18 months of barrel age. Be sure to check out Kistler Vineyards. Hope you enjoyed this post! Tags: chardonnays chardohnnay, california chardonnay chardonnay wines chardenay best chardonnay california winery