1998 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard
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1998 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard
750 ml
USA: California: Sonoma: Russian River Valley > Chardonnay
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Reviews of 1998 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard
96-98 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
January 2000
This Chardonnay represents an evolution in style. It possesses all the power and concentration of Steve Kistler's most successful wines, but it also has a certain restraint allied with extraordinary complexity and elegance that a few years ago would have been found only in the finest Burgundy grand crus.
The 1998 Chardonnay Vine Hill Road Vineyard is profound. It is a spectacular Chardonnay. Amazingly, a meager 23 tons of fruit emerged from this 15 acre vineyard, and this wine represents the essence of Chardonnay from Vine Hill. The wine has yet to reveal all of its characteristics, but its extraordinary precision, intense mouthfeel, and glorious display of pure fruit that come across in a full-bodied, perfectly balanced fashion, make for a riveting drinking experience. It will evolve for another year or two, and then explode over the following 2-4 years. It may last for more than a decade, and evolve much like a great grand cru white Burgundy.
(release date 3/01)
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93 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2001
Subdued but pure aromas of apple, apricot and nuts. Thick and rich, but vibrant and sharply delineated, with flavors of spiced apple and minerals. This already boasts terrific breadth, but there more complexity to come. Expanding finish shows terrific persistence.
92 points, Wine Spectator
July 2001
Offers depth, richness, complexity and wonderful flavors, with layers of fig, peach, nectarine and anise, framed by light, toasty oak. Finishes with long, complex, earthy flavors. Drink now through 2005. 932 cases made. –JL
About 1998 Kistler Chardonnay Vine Hill Vineyard
About the Winery Kistler
Kistler Vineyards is a small family-owned winery based in the Russian
River Valley. They specialize in the production of Burgundian-style
Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. It was founded in 1978 by the Kistler
family. The first vintage in 1979 produced around 3000 cases and the
winery has slowly been growing towards its goal level of production,
25,000 cases per annum. The source their grapes from some of the
finest Napa and Sonoma County vineyards and they produce their own
estate-grown and produced wines as well.
About the Wine
"...There are 2,000 cases produced from this Russian River vineyard surrounding the Kistler winery..."
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