2023 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window 2025-2035
Region Sonoma Valley
Production Details The release came from the original 1979 plantings on St Georges rootstock.
Tasting Notes Green-tinged pale yellow; white spring flowers, just-ripe stone-fruit skins and flesh, wet-rock mineral tones, green fruit, soft tannic grip and a persistent finish
Critics Ratings 100
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2022 Technical Specifications
Region Sonoma Valley
Production Volume 11,375 bottles
Bottles11,375
Tasting Notes Crunchy yellow apple, Bosc pear, white peach, jasmine tea, paraffin wax, marzipan and sea spray; medium- to full-bodied, poised acidity and a long mineral finish
Critics Ratings 97
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2021 Technical Specifications
Drinking Window After 2026
Region Sonoma Valley
Tasting Notes Fresh yellow apple, lemongrass, lime leaf, struck flint, marzipan, pie crust and ginger; vibrant citrus and chalky layers with a long savory finish
Critics Ratings 97
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2020 Technical Specifications
Region Sonoma Valley
Production Details Produced from dry-farmed, extremely low-cropped, forty-four-year-old vines.
Tasting Notes Green-tinged pale yellow; white spring flowers, stone-fruit skins, green-to-yellow orchard fruit, a slightly phenolic grip, layered texture and a bright core
Critics Ratings 97
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2018 Technical Specifications
Region Sonoma Valley
Production Details The dry-farmed Chardonnay was grown on St. George rootstock in red volcanic soils and cropped to very low yields.
Tasting Notes Toast, quince, iodine, roasted almond, perfumed white peach, honeycomb, white flowers and flint; concentrated, rocky and energetic with a very long finish
Critics Ratings 98
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2016 Technical Specifications
Region Sonoma Valley
Tasting Notes Yeast extract, baking bread, toasted almond, crushed rock, sandy soil, grapefruit, preserved lemon, kumquat, nectarine and oyster shell; intense, tight-knit and mineral
Critics Ratings 97
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
2014 Technical Specifications
Region Sonoma Valley
Tasting Notes White grapefruit, lemon curd, white peach, honeysuckle, allspice, baker’s yeast and chalk dust; rich citrus and stone fruit with crisp acidity and a mineral finish
Critics Ratings 95
Sources: www.kistlervineyards.com ↗ · Compare this vintage
Producer Information
Website
Address
7095 Trenton-Healdsburg Road, Forestville, CA 95436, USA
Phone
+1 707-657-7665
Owner
Bill Price (purchased interest 2008)
Cellarmaster
Jason Kesner