Kistler Wines Flashcards
What Single Vineyard Chardonnays does Kistler make?
Sonoma Coast AVA:
- Durrel
- Dutton (some producers bottle as RRV)
- Stone Flat
- Trenton Roadhouse
Carneros AVA:
- Hudson
- Hyde
Sonoma Valley AVA:
- Kistler
- Kistler - Cuvée Cathleen
Russian River Valley AVA:
- Laguna Ridge
♦ only site Kistler produces both Chard & PN from
- Vine Hill
Sonoma Mountain AVA:
- McCrea
What Single Vineyard Pinot Noirs does Kistler make?
Russian River Valley AVA:
- Laguna Ridge
- ♦ only site Kistler produces both Chard & PN from*
Sonoma Coast AVA:
- Silver Belt - Cuvée Natalie
Describe Durell Vineyard
AVA on label:
Sonoma Coast AVA
- Durell Vineyard is actually at the confluence of 3 AVA:
Sonoma Coast + Sonoma Valley + Carneros
Vineyard Description:
Kistler’s portion of the vineyard is a MARINE LOAM heavily influenced by a stony vein that transects our blocks.
Wine Style:
Produces a Chardonnay with lovely WEIGHTED BASE TONES, tones of sun kissed orchard fruit and a sublime RICH NATURE that is consistently threaded with and supported by an ENERGETIC ACID CORE.
Bottled Since:
1968
Describe Dutton Ranch Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Sonoma Coast**
- Located in the heart of where the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast intersect.
- Some producers bottle as RRV (Patz & Hall)
Vineyard Description:
Planted in the sand driven GOLD RIDGE soil.
Wine Style:
A Chardonnay of PRECISION, with focused, structural acids threaded through a body of delicate orchard fruit tones topped by SOIL DRIVEN AROMATICS.
Bottled Since:
1979
Describe Hudson Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Carneros AVA**
- Uses exclusively E-Block
Vineyard Description:
Rare mix of VOLCANIC SOILS & MARINE SEDIMENT soils combine at the surface.
Wine Style:
Produces a Chardonnay of GREAT DEPTH, concentration and ELEGANCE; notable for its high pitched pure yellow orchard fruit, iodine and a beeswax-like SAVORY character.
Bottled Since:
1994
Describe Hyde Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Carneros AVA**
- In the heart!
Vineyard Description:
MARINE LOAM soil set, that becomes leaner as our block transits the hillside.
Wine Style:
Produces a classically well poised MID-WEIGHTED Chardonnay without being heavy; threaded with salient natural acids and a bouquet of green stone and orchard fruit skins and a CRUSHED OYSTER SHELL-LIKE MINERALITY.
Bottled Since:
1994
Describe Kistler Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Sonoma Valley AVA**
- (might be Sonoma Mountain…)*
Vineyard Description:
- Deep red volcanic soils
- 40 year old vines
- 1800 feet elevation
- Dry farmed
Wine Style:
The Kistler Vineyard Chardonnay has DELICATE & BRIGHT lifted stone fruit and FAINTLY FLORAL like tones, like its McCrea cousin, yet also a firmer nature with a stronger core and added layers of texture.
Bottled Since:
1986
Describe Kistler Vineyard - Cuvée Kathleen
AVA on label:
- *Sonoma Valley AVA**
- (might be Sonoma Mountain…)*
Vineyard Description:
From one specific block at the Kistler Vineyard, the only section of the vineyard that has a broken shale uplift that dominates the red volcanics and faces the afternoon sun.
- Planted in 1989
Wine Style:
Produces one of our most classic, complex and complete chardonnays and nears perfection on an annual basis.
Bottled Since:
1998
Describe Laguna Ridge Vineyard
(Chardonnay)
AVA on label:
Russian River Valley AVA
Vineyard Description:
Sits on layers of sandstone, granular sediments and shards of petrified wood.
- Only site that both Chard and Pinot Noir are made from.
Wine Style:
Produces a Chardonnay of extraordinary expression, precision and beauty marked by bold aromas of yellow citrus rind, roasted hazelnuts and hints of petrol and beeswax and a sanguine, lasting finish.
Bottled Since:
2015
Describe McCrea Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Sonoma Mountain AVA**
- Aethern Estate (listed on bottle)
Vineyard Description:
Volcanic and limestone mixed soil - rare for Sonoma Mountain.
- Lots of Redwood Trees
Wine Style:
Produces one of our more elegantly scented Chardonnays, perfumed by delicate morning floral and citrus blossom aromas, leading to a chalk like, subtle, ethereal core of fruit and lovely acidity.
Bottled Since:
1988
Describe Stone Flat Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Sonoma Coast AVA**
- Directly across from Durrel Vineyard
Vineyard Description:
Marine loam threaded with cobblestone soils.
- Planted on a different rootstock than Durrel
Wine Style:
Provides a leaner cut than Durrel.
Produces a wine that strikes an impeccable balance between its minerality, its green orchard fruit reminiscent core and its silken, persistent finish.
Bottled Since:
2002
Describe Trenton Roadhouse Vineyard
AVA on label:
Sonoma Coast AVA
Vineyard Description:
Straddling a south facing hilltop and comprised of Gold ridge soils.
- Similar to Vine Hill and Dutton vineyards, but the finest grained sand of any of those sites.
Wine Style:
Produces a soil influenced wine of resounding minerality and complex earthy sulfides which stand above the green toned orchard fruit notes.
Bottled Since:
1994
Describe Vine Hill Vineyard
AVA on label:
- *Russian River Valley AVA**
- This is the vineyard that surrounds the winery.
Vineyard Description:
Planted in a pure sand subset of Gold Ridge soil.
Wine Style:
A Chardonnay of delineated concentration, energy and verve with stone and orchard fruit toned aromas capped by a penetrating minerality. One of our best examples of the tension that can be created between density and lift.
Bottled Since:
1991
Describe Laguna Ridge Vineyard
(Pinot Noir)
AVA on label:
Russian River Valley AVA
Vineyard Description:
Sits on layers of sandstone, granular sediments and shards of petrified wood.
- Only site that both Chard and Pinot Noir are made from.
Wine Style:
Produces a Pinot Noir of balanced concentration, holding an impressive, precise energy throughout its deep red and blue berry fruited core, subtle mineral undertones and lifted delicate varietal aromatics.
Bottled Since:
2006
Describe Silver Belt Vineyard - Cuvée Natalie
AVA on label:
Sonoma Coast AVA
Vineyard Description:
One of the rare uplifts of older iron oxide driven soils, mixed with gravel.
Wine Style:
Produces a consistently elegant, perfectly weighted wine marked by red wild berry and floral notes, a rose petal like textural complexity and striking perfumes.
Bottled Since:
2006
