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The May 2019 Distinguished Cellar Auction, Part II

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Auction Ends: 5/9/2019 6:00:00 PM PDT

Lot #632. Aubert Chardonnay Eastside 2013

Description: Consists of 1 Magnum, 1.5L
Score: 100 RP.
"The 2013 Chardonnay Eastside is from a vineyard owned by Ulises Valdez, and planted with the Montrachet clone on the very low-yielding rootstock called riparia gloire. This wine displays terrific intensity, plenty of stony minerality, and great precision in its notes of subtle white peach, pineapple, almond paste, brioche and crème brûlée. This is a killer wine and a perfect example of 2013 Chardonnay at its best. I never thought this wine could hit this peak, but the proof is in the tasting, and the wine, which was somewhat shy and reserved after bottling, has truly come to life over the last three to four months. This five-acre vineyard sits on a west-facing hill on Eastside Road in the Russian River. It sounds like a broken record, but Mark Aubert is certainly one of a handful of California’s finest practitioners of Burgundy-styled, classic California Chardonnays. He’s at the top of the pyramid for these extraordinary wines . . ." eRobertParker.com #222, Dec 2015
Lot Location: Orange County
Estimate: $350

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