Articles and Reviews
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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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Vinous – December 2024 – Napa Valley’s 2023s
Aubert fans have a lot to look forward to in these upcoming releases. The 2023 Chardonnays capture all the energy and vibrancy of this cool, late-ripening year. The Pinots, bottled this summer, are all impressive. They were done with fully …
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Wine Spectator – May 2025 – Aubert’s World-Class Chardonnays
Insider Weekly: Mark Aubert’s World-Class California Chardonnays Mark Aubert’s mission is to craft California Chardonnays that rival the world’s greatest wines. Mission accomplished. Aubert built his reputation through meticulous vineyard work, low yields and an obsessive focus on quality. His …
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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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Wine Spectator – May 2025 – Insider Weekly
Insider Weekly Hot Wines: These are the most exciting discoveries from our editors’ most recent tastings, published exclusively in Wine Spectator Insider. They are high-scoring wines from around the world that may be difficult to find, but are worth seeking …
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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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Vinous – November 2025 – Napa Valley Soars
Mark Aubert’s young 2024s are striking. “It was a typical California year—lots of warmth, lots of sunshine,” Aubert commented. “But we had no days over 100 degrees in September, which was favorable. All those days happened in October, but we …
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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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The Wine Palate – December 2025 – Aubert
Lisa Perrotti-Brown MW, The Wine Palate, December 11th, 2025 Aubert is widely regarded as one of the top Chardonnay producers in the United States and a benchmark estate on the world stage. The estate continues to develop a style of …
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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 …
