2017 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard
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Also from Carneros, the 2017 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard comes from the original E block spanning 9 acres and vines planted in the early 1990s. It’s one of the more masculine wines, offering tons of salinity and rocky minerality as well as notes of orchard fruits, pineapple, iodine, and crushed flowers. With bright acidity, medium to full body, and a great finish, it’s going to be better with a year in bottle and keep for another decade.
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Antonio Galloni, Vinous
Jeb Dunnuck
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Another highlight in this range, the 2017 Chardonnay Hudson Vineyard brings together the natural richness of the year with the delineation and nuance that are the signatures of the best Hudson Chardonnays. Lemon confit, honey, white flowers, mint and light tropical notes abound. In 2017, the Hudson is a bit less reductive than it has been in the recent past, and that, along with the personality of the year, really allows the fruit and textural richness to shine. This is such a gorgeous wine.
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.