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1999 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard
Chardonnay: 750ml
$59.99
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:
WA 92-94 WS 9292 -94 points,
Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2000
The 1999 Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard (2,000 cases) exhibits an intense liquid minerality, notes of white currants, a full-bodied personality with citrus oils and white flowers, and a remarkably well-delineated finish. Still tightly knit but concentrated and extremely Burgundian...
89 points,
Stephen Tanzer's IWC, May 2002
...Aromas of tropical and dried fruits, marzipan, clove and nutmeg. Spicy and citric in the mouth, with mineral and lemon cream flavors framed by racy acidity. Finishes bright and persistent. In a distinctly Chablis-like style, and a bit skinny for a Kistler chardonnay.
92 points,
Wine Spectator, July 2002
Sleek, rich and polished, with pretty lemon custard, toasty oak, hazelnut and nectarine, all in tightly focused beam, offering great length and concentration...
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