Articles and Reviews
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Vinous – May 2022 – 2011 Napa Valley at Age Ten
Mark Aubert showed me a set of stunning 2011 Chardonnays during our most recent tasting, all from magnum. Over the years, I have learned that the Aubert Chardonnays start to show their best with at least a few years in …
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Vinous – May 2024
This recent tasting with Mark Aubert and his team was one of the most remarkable I have had in over a decade of visits. I was deeply impressed not just with the quality of the wines but also with the …
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Wine Spectator – June 2023
Mark Aubert Applies a Bordeaux Mentality to Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir Aubert’s trio of 2021 single-vineyard Sonoma Pinots hits all the right notes, and a tasting of library wines reveals what to expect down the road.—James Molesworth 2021 Aubert Pinot …
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The Wine Advocate – December 2022 – Spotlight on Aubert
Joe Czerwinski, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate My tasting with Mark Aubert was one of the most anticipated visits of my first year reviewing Napa wines for Robert Parker Wine Advocate. Having read years of previous reviews—and sampling the occasional bottle …
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The Wine Independent – September 2023 – Location, Location, Location
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent As fans know, Mark Aubert is a Chardonnay specialist and among the best producers of this variety worldwide. Since the beginning, Mark has been upfront and unwavering about his expression of Sonoma and Napa Chardonnay, …
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The Wine Independent – November 2024 – Playing It Cool
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent, November 14th, 2024 The 2023 Chardonnays are already well-defined, bright, and expressive—compellingly complete… Aubert’s 2023 Chardonnays and Pinots will be tough acts to follow. 2023 Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Score: 97+ Points The 2023 …
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The Wine Independent – September 2022 – The Citrus Circus
Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Independent One of a handful of the USA’s greatest Chardonnay producers and right up there with the top Chardonnay estates in the world, Aubert knocks it out of the park again with their latest line-up of …
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James Suckling, Purity and Zest from Napa and Sonoma – November 2022
The recent releases of Aubert lead the pack in this week’s tasting report with some fantastic chardonnays and pinot noirs. 2021 Chardonnay CIX Estate Sonoma Coast Score: 97 Points This has such gorgeous fruit character with dried lemon, pie crust, …
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Vinous – January 2023
This is a tremendous set of 2021s from Mark Aubert. The Chardonnays, which I tasted from tank prior to bottling, are marvelously precise and nuanced. Every wine is so well-defined. The Pinots might be even more impressive. As has been …
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James Suckling, Weekly Tasting Report – June 2024
The recent releases of Aubert, including the perfect-scoring Eastside 2022. 2022 Chardonnay CIX Estate Sonoma Coast Score: 95 Points Aromas of candied lemons, apples, crushed stone and hints of lemon leaves follow through to a full body of pretty fruit …