Aubert Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2012
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Product Details
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Vintage
2012
Size
750ML
Features
Collectible
Boutique
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Winemaker Notes
Initial impressions are telltale Ritchie aromatics of lemon zest and dried lime skins. Uplifting notes of caramel red apples and fresh shaved coconut highlight the 2012 vintage in specific. Yellow hues and an intense green to the edge of the glass duly note this is Ritchie. Powerful on the palate, the longevity of this wine shows immense potential to evolve in the cellar for 8+ years. The wine has a slight hazy clarity showing their commitment to minimal intervention winemaking
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
Mark Aubert farms 39-year-old vines in the famous Ritchie Vineyard. At 1,200 cases, the 2012 Chardonnay Ritchie Vineyard is the largest production cuvee of these Chardonnays. It reveals a more evolved nose of smoky hazelnuts, honeysuckle, and tropical fruits, less minerality, and full-bodied unctuosity buttressed by crisp acids. It is a fatter, richer, complex, more California-styled Chardonnay that should drink well for 6-8 years.
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Wine Spectator
Pure, rich and lively, with peach, nectarine, smoke and honeydew notes giving this a wealth of core flavors. The aromatics and graceful mix of balance, texture and subtlety give this extra dimensions. Drink now through 2020.
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Mark Aubert’s Sonoma Coast vineyard-designate Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs have risen in popularity at a dizzying speed. Aubert’s career in winemaking began in 1989 at Peter Michael under the tutelage of Helen Turley, which led to his time at Colgin, Sloan, Futo and then Bryant Family, before founding Aubert Wines with his wife Teresa in 1999. His wines express the essence of singular terroirs with an effortless grace. Mark crafts the wines of Aubert to speak to a variety of wine lovers with one thing in common – selective palates that expect nothing but the best.
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