2013 Chardonnay Cuvee Cathleen
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The 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Cuvee Cathleen is from a selection of their best parcels within this vineyard and offers a similar character to the Kistler Vineyard, but shows slightly more acidity and a more reserved, yet still concentrated full-bodied style. Drink over the next 4-6 years.
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The 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Cuvée Cathleen is sourced from a parcel on the property planted with Wente Clone Chardonnay on modern rootstock, which seems to bring out more of the phenolic, mountain structure of the site. Deeply layered, resonant and exotic, the Cuvée Cathleen is showing beautifully today.
Interestingly, the 2013 Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard Cuvée Cathleen is quite a bit more expressive than the KV, with gorgeous textural richness and fabulous balance. Here, too, the flavors remain undeveloped, but from a textural point of view, the Cuvée Cathleen is expressive, for a young wine from this site.
About the producer
Kistler’s Chardonnays are some of the world’s most sought-after. This cult Californian producer crafts small volumes of exceptional, rich and generous, yet mineral and precise wines. With almost the entire production sold directly to their mailing list, the wines are also incredibly hard to find.