Chateau Garage pressed our 2007 Napa Rutherford Cabernet this week.
While doing so, one of our group decided to do a little cellar cleaning.
We opened a 1979 and 1980 Kistler Chardonnay and a 1979
Chateau Montelena Chardonnay. Both of the Kistlers were pretty
much undrinkable. It wasn't so much the oxidation, but a total lack
of fruit and a "chemical" character. The Chateau Montelena was rather
nice. Definitely older, but still good Chardonnay fruit and a LOT of
complexity. I think I will have to put Chateau Montelena up there with
Stony Hill as a California Chardonnay that ages well.
Jim



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