Kistler

Vine Hill Vineyard Chardonnay

9.335 ratings
9.311 pro ratings
Russian River Valley, Sonoma County, California, USA
Chardonnay
Duck, Shellfish, Goose, Mushrooms, Manchego & Parmesan, Game, Pork, Squash & Root Vegetables, Chicken, Turkey, Cheddar & Gruyere, Meaty & Oily Fish, White Fish, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Cream Sauces
Top Notes For
Charlie Evans

Awwwww yeah. Would love to try some older vintage Kistler.

Awwwww yeah. Would love to try some older vintage Kistler.

Aug 17th, 2016
Brendan Tierney

Absolutely phenomenal California Chardonnay... Tons of ripe juicy white peach, Meyer lemon zest, and humongous amounts of minerality on the mid palate and finish

Absolutely phenomenal California Chardonnay... Tons of ripe juicy white peach, Meyer lemon zest, and humongous amounts of minerality on the mid palate and finish

Sep 29th, 2015
Bibiana Gonzalez Rave

Beautiful Chardonnay, great acidity, awesome aromatics and a soft, focus driven mouth feel.
Vintage 2012

Beautiful Chardonnay, great acidity, awesome aromatics and a soft, focus driven mouth feel.
Vintage 2012

Jun 12th, 2015
Geoff Labitzke

The 2012 Vine Hill Chardonnay is very restrained. It is pale yellow gold with yellow green tents. Aromatically it is very restrained with hints of pear and citrus but needs time to open up. On the palate the wine has not quite the acidity of the 2011 but the wines are strikingly similar in structure with a tiny bit more richness in the 12 versus the 11.

The 2012 Vine Hill Chardonnay is very restrained. It is pale yellow gold with yellow green tents. Aromatically it is very restrained with hints of pear and citrus but needs time to open up. On the palate the wine has not quite the acidity of the 2011 but the wines are strikingly similar in structure with a tiny bit more richness in the 12 versus the 11.

Aug 28th, 2014
Justin Brilman

Touch on the sweet side.

Touch on the sweet side.

Oct 17th, 2016
Eric Ritvo

So this wine is tremendous and I'm glad it was a gift as I normally wouldn't spend this much on a bottle ... especially a white. But yeah this blew my socks off

So this wine is tremendous and I'm glad it was a gift as I normally wouldn't spend this much on a bottle ... especially a white. But yeah this blew my socks off

Oct 9th, 2016
Kit
9.7

10yr anniversary

10yr anniversary

Apr 30th, 2016
Marc Karetsky

Cali chard at its best.

Cali chard at its best.

Jan 8th, 2016
John Balbin

A wonderful, creamy buttery wine with oak flavor. Very well balanced.

A wonderful, creamy buttery wine with oak flavor. Very well balanced.

Oct 19th, 2015