Opened for Valerie, she needed some of her favorite white wine (Aubert Chard), Chilled, PnP. I had a glass at the beginning of the evening and a splash at the end...
Medium, rich gold color. Nose of orchard fruit, orange zest, and apricots. Rich palate of citrus, candied fruit, oak, baking spices. Rich texture, chalkiness in the mid palate. Full body, long finish.
Would like to have spend more time with the wine, notes were taken quickly. What I had was great - Aubert consistently excellent
Visit from our friends inspired me to open this one. First of this designate from this vintage, I have had the 17 (which was outstanding), intrigued by 100 pt score from WA. First red of of the night. Decanted for about 90 minutes prior to drinking
Medium ruby color. Nose was showing blackberry, red fruit, iodine and damp earth. Palate showing dark red fruits, raspberry, herbs/garrigue and black tea.. Picked up some orange zest in the mid palate. Medium weight, medium/long finish.
An outstanding Pinot, early in its evolution. Based on tis tasting, my best guess is this wine has 10+ years in it from here. Outstanding, worth drinking some now if one has more than a single bottle...will look forward to seeing how this ages
Our friends visit provided the inspiration to check in on this Ornellaia from a notable vintage. Last tasting was 2017 with G&D as well...Decanted for 3+ hours, rebottled and took to the restaurant (Italian Cucina, New Hope Pa).
Dark garnet color, mild thinning at the edge. Nose was notable, dark fruit, figs, balsamic. Palate showing blackberry, cedar box, balsamic and fig repeating. tobacco. Getting cassis, mineral and French Oak through mid palate. Elegant texture and rich mouthfeel. Full body, long finish.
Aged beautifully at this point. Decant made a major difference- a quick taste when opened, the wine was good but nowhere near the complexity it showed later. Some variation in taster experience on CT may be due to this(?). A big hit, WOTN for us. Long life ahead from here
2016 Aubert Chardonnay UV-SL Vineyard 97 Points
USA, California, Sonoma County, Sonoma Coast
Opened for Valerie, she needed some of her favorite white wine (Aubert Chard), Chilled, PnP. I had a glass at the beginning of the evening and a splash at the end...
Medium, rich gold color. Nose of orchard fruit, orange zest, and apricots. Rich palate of citrus, candied fruit, oak, baking spices. Rich texture, chalkiness in the mid palate. Full body, long finish.
Would like to have spend more time with the wine, notes were taken quickly. What I had was great - Aubert consistently excellent
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