Manages to deliver a rich core of flinty spicy pear and anise notes while showing its young tight complex and concentrated nature. A remarkably well-focused Chardonnay with a long full finish that keeps pumping out the flavors. 2765 cases made.

The 1994 Chardonnays are currently being released with several scheduled to hit the marketplace in March 1997. I have rated those wines as indicatedReaders having a difficult time finding the Kistler wines should realize that a healthy percentage of the 18000 case production is sold via the winery's direct mailing list with much of the balance going to our country's top restaurants. The winery also tends to release its wines later than others because of their aging potential.Kistler Vineyards is at the pinnacle of the California qualitative pyramid. Particularly admirable is the fact that they got there the hard way - they earned it.