VERY brief comments on 97 Arrowood Cab and 05 Kistler Chard

Randy_Sloan · November 21, 2009, 1:13am

I took these wines to JoLe restaurant in Calistoga last weekend. JoLe is great, by the way.

2005 Kistler Chardonnay Kistler Vineyard - USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Valley (11/14/2009)
A tropical fruit bowl with exquisite balance. Drink now or if you’re like me and love aged Kistlers, hold for years. (92 pts.)

1997 Arrowood Cabernet Sauvignon Réserve Spéciale - USA, California, Sonoma County (11/14/2009)
Restrained and elegant with cassis, tobacco leaf, freshly plowed earth, and cedar. Drink now. (90 pts.)

Bud_Carey · November 21, 2009, 1:04pm

Randy… I like my Kistlers aged too. I just finished up my 03s, and have been holding off on my 04s.

I’m surprised at how the Arrowood showed. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bottle of this that I would have scored less than 92 points. I don’t have any left, but I’m going to my brother’s for the weekend… and he does. Hmmmm.