Tasting Highlights: California Chardonnay

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The Kistler single-vineyard bottlings are synonymous with great Chardonnay.

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Monday, January 23, 2012 10 California Chardonnays
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Posted: April 13, 2009

Steve Kistler is synonymous with great Chardonnay (and for that matter, Pinot Noir as well). He was among the first to apply Burgundian techniques in California , such as hand-sorting grapes, natural yeast and full malolactic fermentations, lees aging and extended barrel aging.