2018 Kistler, Kistler Vineyard Cuvee Cathleen, Sonoma Coast, Bottle (750ml)
Price On Request
100JD
Critic key
JD = Jeb Dunnuck
- Rating
- JD100
- Producer
- Kistler
- Vintage
- 2018
- Region
- California
- Appellation
- Sonoma Coast
- Country
- United States
- Format
- Bottle
- Volume
- 750mL
- ABV
- 14.8
- Type
- Still
- Color
- White
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Product Description
JD100 ~ "The 2018 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Cuvee Cathleen comes from slightly younger vines (planted in the 1990s) and is on the east side of this windy vineyard and gets more afternoon sun. This cuvee is always a riper, more opulent wine compared to the straight Kistler Vineyard release, and the 2018 is no exception, yielding incredible notes of Meyer lemon, nectarines, honeysuckle, grilled bread, and liquid rock-like minerality. One of those wines that offers incredible richness yet not a hint of heaviness, it's full-bodied, has a stacked mid-palate, gorgeous acidity, and a monster of a finish. Give bottles 2-4 years of bottle age, count yourself lucky, and enjoy over the following 15-20 years. Winemaker Jason Kesner continues to put his mark on these wines, pulling back on harvest dates and focusing more on acidity, while not sacrificing concentration and texture. It?s not an easy tightrope to walk, but he?s doing an amazing job. These latest 2018s are truly brilliant, singular wines readers will love to have in their cellar. (Drink between 2022-2044)" JD May 2020
Kistler, Kistler Vineyard Cuvee Cathleen, Sonoma Coast
Kistler, Kistler Vineyard Cuvee Cathleen, Sonoma Coast