2002 Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard Chardonnay
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2002 Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard Chardonnay
750 ml
USA: California: Sonoma > Chardonnay
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Reviews of 2002 Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard Chardonnay
91-93 points, Robert Parker, Wine Advocate
December 2003
The light straw/greenish-colored 2002 Chardonnay Durell Vineyard offers up aromas of lemon oil and vanilla custard in a clean, crisp, tart manner. The wine opens in the glass to reveal lemons, orange rind, pineapple, and plenty of rocks and minerals. Fresh, zesty, and exceptionally well-delineated, it is a candidate for 5-8+ years of ageability.
91 points, Stephen Tanzer
May 2005
Bright, full yellow. Leesy aromas of crushed stone, baking spices, orange oil and charred oak, with a suggestion of light sulfides. Fatter on entry than the McCrea or Dutton Ranch bottlings, then big, rich and velvety in the middle palate, but with a firm acid spine. Not yet hugely complex but I like this wine's cooler flavors of pineapple, stone and minerals. Finishes with sneaky length and lingering notes of pineapple, menthol and crushed stone. This, too, seems quite young.
About 2002 Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard Chardonnay
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
"Old style Burgundian aromas combining light sulfides, hazelnuts and minerals. Compellingly intense and precise on the palate, with its complexity derived from flavors of grilled nuts and stones rather than primary fruit...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, as are so many chardonnays today..."
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