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1998 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard
Chardonnay: 750ml
$63.00
about this wine:
"Combines the lovely sweetness of fully ripe fruit with a strong sense of underlying minerality. Its sharply focused flavors are of stone fruits and wet stones. A most harmonious and generous wine which conveys a strong impression of soil character...The Chardonnays from this vintage are well structured, sharply delineated wines which at the same time manage to exhibit a large measure of subtlety and nuance. They are classic wines with a solid core of ripe fruit at their center without being fruit-driven or dominated by transitory floral or high-toned fruit esters..."
points awarded:
CG 90 ST 92 WA 91-94 WS 9290 points,
Connoisseurs' Guide, Connoisseur's Guide, February 2001
...Loaded with rich oak, but guided by slightly leaner, mildly minerally fruit, this sleek, firmly balanced wine...
91 -94 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, January 2000
...exhibits a striking minerality in its lemony, buttery, citrusy style. Full-bodied and complex, it is reminiscent of a grand cru Chassagne-Montrachet. The wine, which becomes more complex in the glass, is powerful, rich, concentrated, and well-balanced...
92 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, May 2001
Butterscotch, Indian spices and an exotic hint of mango on the nose. Fat and voluminous; quite full and rich but rather monolithic today despite its obvious intensity. Slow-building, mouthstaining finish features strong soil tones of minerals and lime skin...
92 points,
Wine Spectator, July 2001
Delicious Chardonnay. Rich and full-bodied, with ripe, complex and concentrated pear, butterscotch, fig, melon, hazelnut and honey notes, finishing with a long, lingering aftertaste...
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