White Wine: 2011 | Kistler | Durell Vineyard Chardonnay

The 2011 Kistler Durell Vineyard Chardonnay is a highly regarded California Chardonnay, known for its bright, complex character and aging potential.

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Producer: Kistler

Vintage: 2011

Size: 750ml

ABV: 14.1%

Varietal: Chardonnay

Country/Region: United States, Sonoma County

The 2011 Kistler Durell Vineyard Chardonnay is a highly regarded California Chardonnay, known for its bright, complex character and aging potential. It typically displays a bright lemon and tangerine aroma with white flowers and orange peel. The wine is characterized by a rich, creamy texture balanced with vibrant acidity, revealing flavors of stone fruit, vanilla, and toasty oak.

Producer Information

Kistler Vineyards is a wine producer in northern California’s Sonoma County. Its considerable reputation is thanks largely to its robust, buttery Chardonnay wines, which have established Kistler as a cult winery since the 1980s. The company was founded in 1978 by Steve Kistler and remains a family-owned and operated winery. It is a relatively small producer, making just 35,000 cases annually, much of which is sold through its significant mailing list. Kistler’s focus is the Burgundy varieties, making 10 vineyard-designated Chardonnay wines and four designated Pinot Noir wines. The fruit comes from three AVAs within Sonoma: Sonoma Coast, Sonoma Mountain and Carneros (which overlaps with the Napa Valley AVA). Kistler is seen as one of the pioneers of the buttery, fruit-driven Chardonnays that have come to be closely associated with California. In the winery, the use of small, new-oak barriques and malolactic fermentation have been used over the years to achieve this style of wine. Recent trends have seen a move away from this style, however, and Kistler is beginning to experiment with making more restrained styles of the variety.