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  • Wine Spectator Insider – July 30, 2014 Semi-Annual Report

    Issue: Jun 15, 2014 2012 Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard Russian River Score: 95 Designation: Highly Recommended Delicious from start to lingering finish, this is rich, broad and exotic, with tiers of complexity built around smoke, fig, apricot, citrus peel and bubble gum …

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  • Jan 2014 Vinous – Antonio Galloni

    Mark Aubert is pretty emphatic in stating that 2012 is the greatest vintage he has seen in his 29 years of making wine. Good amounts of rain during the first part of the year put the vines in the conditions …

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  • The Wine Advocate Issue 210, December 2013

    “…a candidate for perfection. 99-100 Points.”

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  • The Wine Advocate Issue 227, October 2016

    Robert Parker, Jr., The Wine Advocate Issue 227 2015 Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Score: 98-100 Points The 2015 Chardonnay Cix Estate is 100% Montrachet clone and shows notes of liquified stones, quince, honeysuckle, caramelized citrus, and hints of …

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  • The Wine Advocate – January 2021 – Spotlight on Aubert

    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate California has maybe half a dozen of consistently extraordinary Chardonnay producers. That is to say, winemakers of this grape that stand shoulder to shoulder with the best in the world. Winemakers that do not …

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  • Jan 2017 Vinous – Antonio Galloni

    Mark Aubert describes 2015 as a year with tiny clusters that resulted from the cumulative effects of the drought and poor weather during flowering. The freakish weather resulted in a compact harvest that lasted about 3-4 weeks. Because of the …

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  • Wine Spectator – Spring 2021 – Producer Spotlight

    Single-Vineyard Star Mark Aubert draws on key appellations in Sonoma and Napa to make his single-vineyard Chardonnays, all of which (there are currently nine in the lineup) usually earn outstanding scores and rank among California’s best. His most recent vintage, …

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  • May 2017 – James Suckling

    2015 Aubert Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Score: 98 Oyster shell and mother of pearl and dried apple. Some lemon undertones. Full body, very dense and powerful. Complex. The finish just melts. Exciting white. Drink now. 2015 Aubert Chardonnay …

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  • The Wine Advocate Issue 233, October 2017

    Lisa Perrotti-Brown, The Wine Advocate Issue 233 2016 Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Score: 98-100 Points The 2016 Chardonnay CIX Estate is beguiling in its complexity and singularity, offering up scents of smoked nuts, waxed lemons, crushed rocks and …

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  • Jan 2018 Vinous – Antonio Galloni

    2016 Aubert Chardonnay CIX Estate Vineyard Sonoma Coast Score: 95 Drinking Window: 2018 – 2026 Racy and unctuous in the glass, the 2016 Chardonnay CIX Vineyard is one of the most viscous wines in this range. This opulent, dense Chardonnay …

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