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Stone Flat Vineyard Soil Type: Marine Loam with Cobblestone soils Lat/Long: 38.276908, -122.500854 AVA: Sonoma Valley Clones: Kistler Heritage Clone

2021 McCrea Vineyard Chardonnay . . . . Green-tinged, pale yellow. Aromas of white flowers, hints of chalk, fresh pink citrus rind, ripe yellow orchard fruit skins and flesh and a generous palate held taut by vibrant acidity and mineral underpinnings.

The McCrea Vineyard has been bottled since 1988 and is located at the Athearn Estate, Located on the eastern flank bench of Sonoma Mountain and surrounded by a thriving redwood forest.

McCrea Vineyard, Athearn Estate Soil Type: Limestone with Sonoma Volcanics Lat/Long: 38.499302, -122.853709 AVA: Sonoma Mountain Clones: Kistler Heritage Clone

Bottled since 1994. Our Hudson Chardonnay is one of great depth, concentration and elegance; notable for its high pitched pure yellow orchard fruit, iodine and a beeswax-like savory character.

Our Hudson Chardonnay has been bottled since 1994. . . Located in the southwestern reaches of Napa County, where a rare mix of volcanic and marine sediment soils combine at the surface to make up the famed Block E where we’ve been since day one.

Hudson Vineyard, Block E Soil Type: volcanic and marine sediment Lat/Long: 38.258600, -122.360411 AVA: Carneros Clones: Kistler Heritage Clone

Our Laguna Ridge Pinot Noir has balanced concentration, holding an impressive, precise energy throughout its deep red and blue berry fruited core, subtle mineral undertones and lifted delicate varietal aromatics.

Laguna Ridge (formerly labelled as Kistler Vineyard) Pinot Noir has been bottled since 2006. This ridge-top vineyard looks to the coast in one direction and the Russian River Valley in the other.

Leaf pulling . . Thinning leaves from the vine’s canopy allows sunshine to reach the grapes to ripen them and allows airflow to prevent mold issues.

Tidying up. Harvest is around the corner. In addition to thinning the leaf canopy. Our vineyard crew will also drop some fruit leading up to harvest - this is done so that the vine can focus its energy on ripening grapes and maintain optimum concentration of flavor in the grapes

Watching closely . . As harvest is upon us, the vineyards are visited daily and samples taken, it is crucial that we pick our fruit at the perfect moment of ripeness.

While you were sleeping. . . Harvesting at night allows for excellent acid retention and brightness of flavor

All hands on deck. . . . Kistler’s full-time vineyard crew allows us to capture the fruit at its peak ripeness.

A Nocturnal Operation . . . In addition to protecting the quality of the fruit, night harvesting allows our crew to avoid heat stress and fatigue.

“We just get good grapes…very good grapes” . . . The words of Mark Bixler, who cofounded Kistler Vineyards back in 1978 continue to echo into our future harvests reminding us that farming comes first.

Native Fermentations . . . All of our fermentations are done with the native yeasts that come in on the fruit, this enhances the characteristics of the individual sites.

Our Les Noisetiers Chardonnay is a multi-vineyard wine, compiled of lots from the Trenton Roadhouse, Dutton, Laguna Ridge and Vine Hill vineyards along with some younger Chardonnay plantings. There lies a common thread between all of those sites via their sandy Goldridge soils.

Planting with patience. . . . When planting a new vineyard or block, it is not uncommon for us to wait 10-15 years for a vineyard to show us that it is ready to be bottled on its own.

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