Aubert - Eastside Chardonnay Russian River Valley 2016 (750ml) SpoletoCritical Acclaim 100 points Jeb Dunnuck Another perfect wine is the 2016 Chardonnay Eastside Vineyard, which comes from a site on the east side of the Russian River Valley. All from a suitcase clone from Montrachet, it has a perfumed, vibrant bouquet of caramelized green citrus, crushed rocks, orange blossom, and candied ginger. While its a full bodied, powerful wine, it has an incredible sense of freshness and purity, with more saline oyster shell
fruit forward wine with good acidity leaving a long lasting and flavorful finish
mineral-tinged cranberry
30-35% of reserve wines (from previous years) are incorporated into the blending
starting the second week of October and finishing triumphantly just ten days later
12% alcohol and a pH of 3
This wine is gleaming with lively acidity and rounded out by a strikingly smooth finish
with supple and coated tannins
chocolate mint and smoked meats plus a waft of black olives and garrigue
hazelnut and sweet tobacco
Baron Eric’s management of the estate has made forward strides through research and the gradual addition of a new technical team
This is serious rose
This wine has brilliant fruit that makes it one of the best expressions of the superlative 2021 vintage—a cool year that allowed the malbec to ripen gradually
