2020 Kistler Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard Athearn Estate
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The 2020 Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard offers good brightness and energy in the soft, understated style of the year. There's just not much depth or complexity here, despite the fact that the wine's balance is impeccable relative to what was possible in 2020. Lemon peel, white flowers and crushed rocks lend brightness throughout.
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The 2020 Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard is powerful and full of personality. It offers aromas of white peach, elderflower, lime peel, meringue and dried mint. Creamy and harmonious, with tangy yet integrated acidity, the medium-bodied palate unfurls layer after layer of candied citrus and flinty sparks, and it finishes with incredible length and spiciness.
The 2020 Chardonnay McCrea Vineyard offers good brightness and energy in the soft, understated style of the year. There's just not much depth or complexity here, despite the fact that the wine's balance is impeccable relative to what was possible in 2020. Lemon peel, white flowers and crushed rocks lend brightness throughout.
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.