Community Tasting Notes 56

• Larewski wrote: 90 points

  December 5, 2020 - Beautifully balanced, integrated oak, not a ton of backbone or complexity, but always nice to have a well aged California Chardonnay. Drink now.

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• KeithAkers wrote: 92 points

  May 30, 2020 - Nose: The nose is deep and rich, filled with marshmallows, orange peels, marmalade, red apples, bosc pears, meyer lemons, vanilla, toast, and oak notes. This pushes the boundary of being too big and a nimble heavyweight while still showing some notable oak.
  
  Taste: The feel is Full bodied with medium acidity. The feel is deep, dense, and polished with orange peels, marshmallows, marmalade, red apples, meyer lemons, bosc pears, toast, and oak notes.
  
  Overall: This is in full flight after about a half hour open. This is classic Aubert that pushes the line but still holds back just a small bit. This is drinking right at its peak and should be drunk up over the next few years.

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• Lockareff Likes this wine: 92 points

  April 22, 2020 - Nice, but I thnk the window is closing rapidly on this vintage.

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• rosenst1 wrote: 92 points

  February 4, 2019 - Cellared since release at 58 degrees. PnP. Medium deep gold. Intense nose of tropical fruits, vanilla, and peach. Lovely viscous mouth feel and with great dry extract intensity finishing with a slight acid kick perhaps added to by some alcoholic heat. Impressive at age 11. I have noted previously that the Carneros bottlings from Aubert (and Kistler) seem to age very well.

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• Naplesgolfer wrote: flawed

  March 30, 2018 - oxidized

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2008
• Type White
• Producer Aubert
• Varietal Chardonnay
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard Larry Hyde & Sons
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa / Sonoma
• Appellation Carneros

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• Pending Delivery 14 (1%)
• In Cellars 344 (30%)
• Consumed 772 (68%)

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