Kistler - Stone Flat Vineyard Chardonnay 2021 (750ml)
Price: $199.99
| Producer | Kistler |
| Country | United States |
| Region | California |
| Subregion | Sonoma County |
| Varietal | Chardonnay |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Sku | 6771 |
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Green-tinged, pale yellow. Subtle green to our sister bottling Durell’s gold from nose to finish. Wet stone atop ripe seeded orchard fruits and lime. Great tension and drive, amidst the fleshed out expected depth of fruit from the lower reaches of Sonoma Valley. Purity and precision with a taut, silky, long and lasting mineral driven finish. Delicious.
James Suckling: 97 Points
A very fine and polished chardonnay with focus, polished phenolics and a refined nature. It’s medium-bodied with beautiful fruit. Hints of salted caramel to the cooked apple and pineapple flavors. It’s poised and gorgeous and shows you what it has in a sophisticated way. Drink or hold.
Wine Advocate: 95 Points
The 2021 Chardonnay Stone Flat Vineyard features alluring tones of spring honey, panna cotta, crushed almonds, jasmine and a core of white peach. The medium-bodied palate has a deeply concentrated core of peachy fruit balanced by a gentle chalkiness and refreshing bursts of tangy acidity. Powerful yet energetic, it has a long life ahead.
Vinous: 94 Points
The 2021 Chardonnay Stone Flat Vineyard is packed with the essence of tangerine oil, dried flowers, herbs, and ripe apricot. Potent and layered, the Stone Flat is super-impressive right out of the gate. It's another wine with real density. All the elements are dialed up in 2021. Stone Flat is distinguished from Durell, which is adjacent, because of the use of 420A rootstock (versus 3309 at Durell). That, in theory, results in a wine with lower pH and therefore higher acidity, but that is not the impression conveyed in tasting.
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