Although young, this wine is a beauty. Kistler used to have a lot of oak on its Chardonnays. Some loved it, some didn't, but this wine seems to have backed off a bit on the oak and upped the acidity. Golden in color, clear and bright. The nose has some pineapple, and lemons. With air, a lemon candy note comes thru. There is a fair amount of oak showing too coming thru as caramel and vanilla but it is already integrating. Full bodied with a lovely viscous, oily texture. On the palate, this is crisp with nice minerality. The lemon/lemon candy comes thru. Long finish. This drinks nicely now, but will improve with a few years to come together. Drink over the next ten. It drinks well on its own but will work nicely with salmon or other "steak" fish.
