March 26, 2024 - Boston Wine & Poker, Brookline, NH: Tasted blind. Lightly burnished gold color. Some degree of oxidization, very rich, with a slight funk. Complex and intriguing. A few us guessed that this was a high-quality aged Vouvray. Wrong! I would, though, note, that it tasted a lot older than 2011
August 3, 2023 - Thank you CT reviewers. I didn't think a California Chardonnay could last this long, and 2011 wasn't a great vintage to begin with. I purchased some 2011's years ago from some top chardonnay producers and they all tasted over the hill. But after reading the reviews below, I decided to take a chance and bought two at auction. I've never had a 2011 Aubert Chardonnay before. WOW!!! This shows no signs of slowing down. Classic Aubert nose and flavors. It's like this wine discovered the fountain of youth. I need to buy some more.
June 28, 2022 - Golden color, rich tropical fruits. Fresh and in great form (not sure I agree with all the drink up comments, maybe that is bottle variation).
This is not my preferred style, just too big and sweet fruity. But it is very tasty for a few glasses and clearly well made, hence the score.
April 30, 2022 - golden, in color. apricot, grilled pineapple, coconut, pear, yellow peach, lemon, spice, nutmeg, vanilla. rich, full body, toast, on the finish.
June 11, 2021 - Drink up! It's still fresh and very ready.
February 28, 2021 - Beautiful golden yellow, drank with fruit and cheeses before dinner. Nice combination of apple and tropical fruits. Would drink up any remaining 2011s before they start to fade. Still drinking splendidly IMO
December 31, 2020 - I guess I was lucky in the bottle draw ;-) This one was spectacular. Beautiful bouquet of stone fruit, coconut, brioche and good minerality. This full bodied wine seems sweet like a piña colada but it’s fully dry with no residual sugar. We fully enjoyed this beauty and I would give it another 5-10 years.
November 6, 2020 - To my taste, it lacks freshness, heavy, and probably passed its peak. Not the best bottle from Aubert.
October 10, 2020 - From magnum.
August 17, 2020 - Had it in a blind tasting with wine enthusiast and traders. Common consensus was that the wine was result of poor winemaking. Highly oxidative in nature which is not a style Aubert is known for. Seeing the other reviews could mean that there is high bottle variation. The bottle was not necessarily flawed but definitely it was not a good one. Shame to have this experience from such a wonderful winery.