Mario Vaillancourt

9.1

Slight oak on the palate with soft spices and a dark fruit profile. The wine is medium to firm bodIed, has a nice energy, depth yet precision, and the fruit is delicious, there is a slight warmth on the fairly long finish though for me, only little tiny negative point. Worth many Burgundy Villages appellations. 90-91

Nez assez aromatique de fruits noirs surtout avec un petit profil boisé et épicé. Le vin est délicieux, du fruit, de l’énergie, assez profond et puissant, légère chaleur avec la longue finale toutefois. Vaut bien des Gevrey, Volnay ou Pommard Villages. 90-91 — 6 years ago

Joe Wines

9.5

2010. Just perfect — 7 years ago

Will Patterson

9.3

Crazy, deep caramel but not oxidized and good acidity. — 8 years ago

Michael Walker

9.8

Great chard but suffered a little by comparison with the Kistler immediately prior — 8 years ago

Darren Dittrich

9.5

Not a fancy label, but a fancy Pinot indeed. Delicious, bright acid, ripe cherry, rhubarb, cola. The 2012 is ready to drink now... Cooler cellars might can handle another 3-4 years, but why wait? — 9 years ago

Keith Rabkin

9.7

One of the top pinots I have ever had — 10 years ago

Charlie Tapp

9.5

Goldenrod in color and butterscotch on the nose. Very nice bottle. — 10 years ago

Monica O

9.3

Crabcake and coleslaw night!🍷 — 10 years ago

Peter Keohan

9.0

Fully mature but still very much alive for a 2001 — 11 years ago

Mark

9.7

Drank 10/17/13 with chicken breast, lentils and green beans. Excellent from the start. — 13 years ago

Marta Jackowska

9.4

Not as good as Kistler! — 6 years ago

with Neville

Graham

9.0

Decent but over shadowed by others — 7 years ago

Joe Wines

9.6

Really really good. Young dark and brooding. What is in store for the next decade with this wine. — 7 years ago

Andrew Davidoff

9.4

Very impressive. 10 yrs on. Drinking perfectly. — 8 years ago

Rob Marini

9.6

Cherry, nutmeg and Asian spices. Definite La Tache vibes. — 8 years ago

with Brandon, Nick and 2 others

Alex Hughes

9.5

Probably the most enjoyable California Chard I've had. Reminded me of a more complex Kistler. Same full bodied, full nose and rich texture as a kistler, but more layers of flavor. Lots of tropical fruit, some butter scotch and layers of earthiness to round it out. 2014 vintage. — 10 years ago

B

10

2009 Peter Michael Belle Cote Chardonnay. Dinner at Tap during staycation. Brought this out as a backup, thinking the '07 Kistler was probably dead- and it was. This wine, thankfully, was great. Well-balanced, not too much oak, honey, apricot, butter, brioche. Gentle finish. We really enjoyed this wine, perhaps more so than otherwise, due to its comp against the corked Kistler. — 10 years ago

Jasmine Hirsch

Sales & Marketing Hirsch Vineyards, founder In Pursuit of Balance

9.2

Taking it back. — 11 years ago

Ralph Clark

9.2

Strawberry with orange zest. Has some mineral/dirt in the nose. — 11 years ago

Levi London

10

Outstanding! WOTN. Perfectly integrated. Red fruit with lots of depth. A great example of an opulent and concentrated red from CA. Drinking at its top. — 13 years ago

Kirt Boxell

9.2

Great wine, lots of fruit but lacks the depth of the DuMol or Kistler Chardonnays — 6 years ago

Kirt Boxell

9.5

I love the balance and intensity of this Chardonnay — 6 years ago

Thomas Sorbo

9.1

Aged to perfection! — 7 years ago

with david and Jack

Michael Dierberg

9.6

Reminds me of Chablis. Elegant nose and great mouthfeel and finish. — 8 years ago

Ryo Hayashi

8.9

Kistler Vineyards Cuvee Cathleen Chardonnay 1997
枯れててトーストのよう。好みではない。 — 9 years ago

Norman

9.1

Trying out Stanford Wine Class. Pulled out three Pinots to taste test. I *loved* the old Kistler Pinots with their dark color, thick jammy viscosity and forest floor notes. The shift towards a lighter more typical Pinot while nice just doesn't make me go wow. It's nice but just that. — 9 years ago

Jeffrey Lew

9.4

Fresh popcorn and pepper. Really great example of aged Cali Chard. Great bottle. — 10 years ago

Caroline F

9.0

Wine Fest with L-Dawg — 10 years ago

Charles Hudson

9.2

My favorite of the bunch — 11 years ago

Ryo Hayashi

9.9

カリピノ特有のパワフルな感じに加え、上品なフルーティーさの酸味が非常にポイント高い。
意外と酸味があるのが特徴で、これがとてもイイ！ — 13 years ago