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Kistler Chardonnay Durell Vineyard(1999)

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.
Stephen Tanzer
International Wine Cellar
Issue 102, May/June 2002
94/100
August 2007
Pale yellow color. Sulfidey aromas of dried fruits and minerals. Very ripe, dense and chewy; a wine of terrific richness and sweetness of fruit, nicely framed by firm underlying minerality. Very long on the aftertaste.
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Robert Parker
The Wine Advocate
96/100
August 2007
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October 2007

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08/02
96/100
January 2008
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Wine Advocate # 132
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April 2008
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