Kistler

Hyde Vineyard Chardonnay

9.138 ratings
9.211 pro ratings
Carneros, North Coast, California, USA
Chardonnay
Top Notes For
Shay A
9.2

Got to take advantage of another Wednesday Wine Committee and boy was it worth it. Wow! Killer wines brought by Glenn for his 60th! As always, wines tasted blind. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine.

Again, the table pegged this as Kistler. The main discussion was could it be a vertical or a horizontal? Lots of similarities leaned us towards horizontal. My first Hyde vineyard Chardonnay...gorgeous. Out of the 3 Kistler's, I think this benefited most from air time. A lot of lemon cream balanced by bread/toast notes alongside butter. Not citrusy or tropical.

Got to take advantage of another Wednesday Wine Committee and boy was it worth it. Wow! Killer wines brought by Glenn for his 60th! As always, wines tasted blind. 1 sparkler, 3 whites, 4 reds, 1 dessert wine.

Again, the table pegged this as Kistler. The main discussion was could it be a vertical or a horizontal? Lots of similarities leaned us towards horizontal. My first Hyde vineyard Chardonnay...gorgeous. Out of the 3 Kistler's, I think this benefited most from air time. A lot of lemon cream balanced by bread/toast notes alongside butter. Not citrusy or tropical.

Jul 12th, 2017
Geoffrey Luce

2012

Aug 5th, 2016
Geoffrey Luce

2012 Hyde vineyard Carneros

2012 Hyde vineyard Carneros

Mar 13th, 2016
Josh Orr

Rich and round #chardonnay #carneros #msclassic

Nov 28th, 2015
Charles (Chad) Bucklin

Owner and founder of C. T. Bucklin Wine Advising

9.3

Great tension. Can't wait to see this in 5 years #kistler #carneros #hydevineyard

Great tension. Can't wait to see this in 5 years #kistler #carneros #hydevineyard

Aug 31st, 2015
Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

9.0

Intense citrus - pear notes. Delicious.

Intense citrus - pear notes. Delicious.

Aug 25th, 2015
Mia Van de Water

2012's are pretty opulent.

2012's are pretty opulent.

May 15th, 2015
Eric W Brown

Great Chardonnay

Great Chardonnay

Apr 11th, 2022
Cynthia Badiey

Every sip is a mouthful of nectar. Layers of butter, peaches, pears.

Every sip is a mouthful of nectar. Layers of butter, peaches, pears.

Apr 7th, 2016