2013 | Kistler | Cuvee Cathleen Chardonnay

White Wine: 2013 | Kistler | Cuvee Cathleen Chardonnay

Offers a zesty mix of green apple, white peach and nectarine, shaded by lightly spicy, cedary oak. A reined-in style that is enjoyable now but should be better in a year.

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Producer: Kistler

Ratings: WA | 97 VN | 95

Vintage: 2013

Size: 750ml

ABV: 12.5%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: United States, California

Offers a zesty mix of green apple, white peach and nectarine, shaded by lightly spicy, cedary oak. A reined-in style that is enjoyable now but should be better in a year.

Reviews:

• Wine Advocate: The 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Cuvee Cathleen is from a selection of their best parcels within this vineyard and offers a similar character to the Kistler Vineyard, but shows slightly more acidity and a more reserved, yet still concentrated full-bodied style.

• Vinous: The 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Cuve Cathleen is sourced from a parcel on the property planted with Wente Clone Chardonnay on modern rootstock, which seems to bring out more of the phenolic, mountain structure of the site. Deeply layered, resonant and exotic, the Cuve Cathleen is showing beautifully today.

Producer Information

Kistler Vineyards is a wine producer in northern California’s Sonoma County. Its considerable reputation is thanks largely to its robust, buttery Chardonnay wines, which have established Kistler as a cult winery since the 1980s. The company was founded in 1978 by Steve Kistler and remains a family-owned and operated winery. It is a relatively small producer, making just 35,000 cases annually, much of which is sold through its significant mailing list. Kistler’s focus is the Burgundy varieties, making 10 vineyard-designated Chardonnay wines and four designated Pinot Noir wines. The fruit comes from three AVAs within Sonoma: Sonoma Coast, Sonoma Mountain and Carneros (which overlaps with the Napa Valley AVA). Kistler is seen as one of the pioneers of the buttery, fruit-driven Chardonnays that have come to be closely associated with California. In the winery, the use of small, new-oak barriques and malolactic fermentation have been used over the years to achieve this style of wine. Recent trends have seen a move away from this style, however, and Kistler is beginning to experiment with making more restrained styles of the variety.