Articles and Reviews

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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“2024 is a vintage to dive in on, with solid wines that will provide more near- and mid-term drinking…” – James Molesworth, Wine Spectator, May 2026 2024 Aubert Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Score: 95 Starts off subtle at …

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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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The two 100-point wines from Aubert show the depth and precision possible in the 2024 vintage. James likened the Larry Hyde & Sons Vineyard chardonnay to a top Corton-Charlemagne for its density, intensity and oily, honeyed dried-apple character. The Lauren …

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