Kistler ‘Les Noisetiers’ Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast 2021

2020 was a year marked by very low yields, dry growing conditions apart from the spring, and a warmer summer that resulted in a set of concentrated, tightly packed wines with a penetrating vibrancy throughout. An early harvest captured striking natural acidities. Les Noisetiers clearly typifies the vintage, with dense aromas of ripe green orchard fruits, its ever-present underlying soil driven tones of toasted hazelnuts and a weighted without being heavy presence on the palate, buoyed by lively natural acids. Les Noisetiers is pronounced “Lay Nwaz-et-tee-yay”.