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Robert M. Parker, Jr.

Writing in The Wine Advocate

“Name me a Burgundy cellar where someone could walk through and taste all the cuvées and find such extraordinary levels of quality. Perhaps Coche-Dury in Meursault, Dominique Lafon in Meursault, Domaine Leflaive in Puligny-Montrachet, Michel Niellon in Chassagne-Montrachet, and from time to time, Domaine Ramonet in Chassagne-Montrachet. The point is that Steve Kistler and his partner, Mark Bixler, are at the top of their game, making world-class Chardonnays of remarkable consistency.”
—December, 2003

“I am more and more convinced that Kistler, along with others (notably Helen Turley and husband John Wetlaufer…) is producing historic Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs that may one day be considered to have rewritten the definition of greatness for these varietals…these are the wines of a shy genius who obviously prefers to stay out of the limelight.”
—December, 2000

“Given the breadth of Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs produced by Steve Kistler, he is the undeniable master of these two varietals in California. In short, his Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are wines of extraordinary intensity, complexity, and richness. Moreover, they should prove to be amazingly age worthy.”
—December, 2000

“Steve Kistler and Mark Bixler are justifiably proud of what they have achieved with Chardonnay, but what really turns them on is their accomplishments with Pinot Noir, which may be the greatest Pinot Noirs being made in the New World.”
—December, 2000

“If the Kistler Winery could be magically transported to the middle of Burgundy’s Côte d’Or, it would quickly gain a reputation as glorious as any producer of Burgundy grand crus.”
—December, 1999

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