Lot 194
AUBERT CHARDONNAY EASTSIDE VINEYARD 2011 (2) WA 94
AUBERT CHARDONNAY EASTSIDE VINEYARD 2012 (3) WA 99
Lot 194 Details
AUBERT CHARDONNAY EASTSIDE VINEYARD 2011 (2)
Sonoma Coast.
u. 1 x 1 cm. 1 x 1.5 cm. 1 x scuffed label
The 2011 Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard is rich, fat and explosive. Butter, smoke, spices, apricots, orange blossoms, almonds, hazelnuts, and nectarines all burst from the glass. This is a decidedly extroverted, plush Chardonnay with tons of Russian River character. It has a bit more oiliness and fat than the Ritchie, and is also just as beautiful. A wine of pure richness and glycerin, the vinous, textured Eastside Vineyard will drink well right out of the gate. Vintage 2011 is the first release of the Eastside Vineyard, which previously went into the Russian River bottling. Vineyard guru Ulises Valdez planted this site with Montrachet clones. April 2013 WA 94
AUBERT CHARDONNAY EASTSIDE VINEYARD 2012 (3)
Sonoma Coast.
u. 3 x 1 cm. 1 x scuffed label
Mark Aubert is one of the contenders for California’s finest practitioner of Burgundian-styled, yet classic, California Chardonnays. His offerings are all made like grand cru Burgundies with full malolactic, the use of French oak and lees stirring, but the purity of fruit, the textural dimensions, and the stunning singularity of these Chardonnays can only be matched by a handful of other Chardonnay producers in the world. He’s that good. December 2014 WA 99