Kistler, Sonoma Coast, Cuvee Cathleen Kistler Vineyard, Chardonnay 2015
Description
98 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
The 2015 Chardonnay Cuvée Cathleen is an absolute knock-out! Opening with gregarious nectarine, pink grapefruit and green guava scents over nuances of ginger ale, brioche, crushed cashews and mandarin peel, the palate delivers mouth-coating stone fruit and tropical flavors generously accented by baking spices. It has a decadently creamy texture and oodles of freshness to lift your spirits, finishing very long with a compelling zesty kick. (LPB) (6/2018)
98 points Wine Enthusiast
Made from a block within the producer's vineyard, which has a different soil series and clonal selection than the rest of the site, this is a stellar, memorable wine that's intensely layered and textured, with lasting lingering acidity. Bright and inviting in fennel and dried apricot, the broken shale within the soil shows itself in stony mineral components of oyster shell and white flower, the finish is freshly complex. *Ranked #9 Top 100 Cellar Selections 2018* (VB) (7/2018)