Kistler Vineyards is a family owned estate, founded in 1978. They produce both of the main Burgundy varietals, but are most known for their various heritage Chardonnay bottlings from throughout Sonoma county. The wines are produced using native yeasts, French oak, and are unfined and unfiltered.
What importer Skurnik Wines has to say about this wine...
100% Chardonnay (Kistler Clone)
Sourced from McCrea Vineyard (Sonoma Mountain AVA)
Red volcanic and fine-grained chalky soils
Gently and slowly pressed for 2-hours
Native yeast fermentation in barrel
Full malolactic fermentation
Aged 11 months in barrel with no batonnage
Racked into stainless steel tanks for 3 months before bottling
Unfined and Unfiltered
13% abv
Details
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Grape Variety
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Vintage
2023
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Size
750ml
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Farming Practice
Sustainable
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Sweetness
Dry
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Body
Full Bodied