Vibrant medium+ ruby. Nose is bright, baking spice, brown sugar, red-fruit profile bordering on ripe, some earthy notes underneath. The nose blossomed with just 15 minutes of bottle air relative to initial pop and pour. Almost medium on the palate, can feel a bit of alcohol on the tongue, very primary and delicious fresh cherry and strawberry; some cola and bubblegum elements for those fruits.
Tasty, could use some years to settle down just a smidge. This is a wine, certainly right now, you definitely want to serve slightly chilled at about 55 degrees to combat the alcohol notes.
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2020 vintage. The single, most intense wine I've had this year. Decanted and tasted immediately and after an hour. Medium body. That hour did little to soften the palate assault. Somewhat difficult to rate this effort. A 9.6/96 for sheer, pinot concentration chutzpah but dropped down to a 9.3/93 because said concentration made it impossible to accurately assess subtleties and nuances. More acidic (think cranberries) vs tannic. Tremendous color. Bashful, this ain't. Thanksgiving 11.23.23.
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1/21/2024 - GoughMason2019 Likes this wine: 92 Points
Pnp. Strawberry, cola, graphite, barnyard nose. Full body, med acid, strawberry, hibiscus, cola. Would buy again.
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12/27/2023 - cdebeau Likes this wine: 93 Points
Classic cali Pinot, fruit forward but beautifully balanced.
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12/24/2023 - 87tellub Likes this wine: 90 Points
Vibrant medium+ ruby. Nose is bright, baking spice, brown sugar, red-fruit profile bordering on ripe, some earthy notes underneath. The nose blossomed with just 15 minutes of bottle air relative to initial pop and pour. Almost medium on the palate, can feel a bit of alcohol on the tongue, very primary and delicious fresh cherry and strawberry; some cola and bubblegum elements for those fruits.
Tasty, could use some years to settle down just a smidge. This is a wine, certainly right now, you definitely want to serve slightly chilled at about 55 degrees to combat the alcohol notes.
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11/23/2023 - scott@asrestaurant.com Likes this wine: 93 Points
2020 vintage. The single, most intense wine I've had this year. Decanted and tasted immediately and after an hour. Medium body. That hour did little to soften the palate assault. Somewhat difficult to rate this effort. A 9.6/96 for sheer, pinot concentration chutzpah but dropped down to a 9.3/93 because said concentration made it impossible to accurately assess subtleties and nuances. More acidic (think cranberries) vs tannic. Tremendous color. Bashful, this ain't. Thanksgiving 11.23.23.
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11/22/2023 - bsbrown05 Likes this wine: 92 Points
It’s hard to not enjoy any Aubert Pinot, and this was no exception. Worthwhile to have in reasonable amounts for the long term.
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