Chardonnays aus dem Traumjahr 2022

Sollten Sie jemals ein Montrachet-Tasting planen, empfehlen wir Ihnen dringend, die unglaublichen Chardonnays von AUBERT blind mit einzubauen. Denn MARK AUBERT ist ein Urgestein wenn es um Weltklasse Chardonnays geht. Gelernt hat AUBERT sein Handwerk nämlich bei Helen Turley, und wer bei unserem Weihnachtstasting anwesend war, anlässlich dessen wir einen 3er-Flight 1993 Marcassin Chardonnays öffneten, weiß um das Potential dieser Weine und deren Winemaker. AUBERT verhalf nach seiner Station bei Turley Weingütern wie Peter Michael, Colgin, Bryant und vielen anderen zu großem Ruhm, Ende der 90er Jahre schließlich gründete er sein eigenes Weingut AUBERT. Und PARKER persönlich schrieb Ende 2016 über MARK AUBERT: „…Aubert is at the top of his game, and it is hard to believe any Chardonnay winemaker in the world is turning out a half-dozen Chardonnays at this qualitative level year in and year out. He has had an incredible run of great success…”.  
 
Durch seine Reputation und seinen Namen eröffneten sich ihm Zugänge zu Traubenmaterial aus den Tops der Tops aller CHARDONNAY Weinberge Kaliforniens. Ob Hudson, Hyde & Sons, oder Eastside, aus all diesen Weinbergen erhält er mittlerweile Zuteilungen. Und seitdem sind die Bewertungen auf konstantem Mega-Niveau, die Nachfrage nach den wenig hundert Kisten immens. UNGER WEINE ist der einzige Importeur für AUBERT in Europa!
 
Wir können Ihnen sechs Weine seiner Einzellagen aus dem Super Weißweinjahr 2022 zu einem Sonder-Kollektionspreis anbieten, alle Weine sehr rar und extrem hoch bewertet, leider aber nur in homöopathischen Kleinstmengen als 6er-Kollektion mit je einer Flasche erhältlich. Die Kollektion enthält jeweils eine Flasche nachfolgender Weine, die wir Ihnen als Exklusiv-Importeur deutlich unter Marktpreis anbieten können. In den USA würden Sie hierfür gut und gerne 500 Euro mehr bezahlen!
 
2022 AUBERT CHARDONNAY EASTSIDE RUSSIAN RIVER VALLEY
100 JAMES SUCKLING: "Intense aromas of apples, green tea leaf oil and cooked apple. Full-bodied yet so reserved and intense, with a tight palate and a long, long finish. The concentration is phenomenal, but it’s framed by near perfect phenolics. Tightly wound and weightless. So spicy at the end. Reminiscent of Montrachet. Grand cru quality. Goes on for minutes. This is fantastic now to understand it’s potential but will be even better in years to come."

2022 AUBERT CHARDONNAY LAUREN ESTATE
98-100 LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 Chardonnay Lauren Estate was tasted as a barrel sample. Wow — you could just smell this all day, notes of candied orange peel, lemon tart, lime zest, pink grapefruit, and ginger tea emanate from the glass with hints of baker's years, Marcona almonds, and crushed rocks. The full-bodied palate has beautiful tension and so much energy that it vibrates with citrus and mineral layers, finishing with long, lingering ginger and orange peel notes. Lauren Estate, named after Mark Aubert's daughter, is a vineyard planted to four different clones: two old Wente clones (Hyde and Hudson), Mt Eden, and Corton Charlemagne. There are 6 acres here, planted in 1999 on an ancient seabed."

2022 AUBERT CHARDONNAY CIX VINEYARD
96-98 LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 CIX Estate Chardonnay was tasted as a barrel sample. It comes bounding out of the glass with notes of freshly squeezed lemons, Granny Smith apples, freshly shaved ginger, and chalk dust, leading to wafts of coriander seed and white pepper. The full-bodied palate is tight-knit and racy with a chalky undercurrent to the citrus flavors, finishing long and minerally. CIX stands for 109, as this vineyard was called “parcel 109” when Aubert bought it. Planted in 2008 to the Montrachet clone, the berries accumulate flavor very slowly here."

2022 AUBERT CHARDONNAY UV-SL VINEYARD
97-99 LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 UV-SL Vineyards Chardonnay was tasted as a barrel sample. Super intense notes of lime leaves, green mango, and green apples jump from the glass with hints of wet pebbles, honeysuckle, and allspice. The full-bodied palate is so light on its feet, with vibrant citrus and mineral sparks and a lively backbone to lift the long yeasty/zesty finish. This vineyard is named after one of Sonoma’s most reputable vineyard managers, Ulises Valdez Sr. (UV), who passed away recently. The site is on Stoetz Lane (SL), only six miles from the Pacific Ocean, up on the hills around Graton and Occidental. Aubert and Valdez Sr. collaborated on the planting of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir here. There's a real mix of heritage clones here, making it quite complex. Around 2,000 cases will be made."

2022 AUBERT CHARDONNAY POWDER HOUSE
96-98+ LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 Powder House Chardonnay, tasted as a barrel sample, is a bit shy to begin, needing a little shaking to wake up notes of tarte au citron, lime cordial, peach preserves, and baking bread, plus hints of wet slate and sea spray. The full-bodied palate is tense and intense, featuring a crisp backbone to define the citrus and mineral layers, finishing on a lingering marzipan note. This estate vineyard, on Goldridge soils near downtown Forestville, was planted in 2013. There are basically 2 clones, Hyde and Mt Eden, on 420 A & 114 rootstocks, and the row direction is due north."

2022 AUBERT CHARDONNAY HYDE & SONS VINEYARD
97-99 LISA PERROTTI-BROWN: "The 2022 Larry Hyde & Sons Chardonnay, tasted as a barrel sample, rockets from the glass with intense notes of grapefruit essence, juicy white peaches, and fresh pineapple leading to touches of orange blossoms, candied ginger, and chopped cashews with a hint of honeycomb. The full-bodied palate bursts with concentrated stone and tropical fruit layers, supported by a refreshing backbone and creamy texture, leading to a lingering ginger ale note on the finish of this delicious wine. Planted with the Corton Charlemagne and Old Wente clones on St Georges rootstock, this is one of the last vineyards to be harvested, hence a long hang-time."
 
Wir haben selbst als Exklusiv-Importeur leider nur Mini-Mengen zur Verfügung. Eines aber ist klar, für analoge Qualitäten zahlt man im Burgund für eine Flasche das, wofür Sie hier nahezu das gesamte Paket erstehen.