2018 Aubert Wines ‘Sugar Shack’ Chardonnay, Napa Valley [JS-99pts]

$179.99

3 in stock

Ratings & Tasting Notes:

99 points James Suckling

Flinty and steely with dried-apple, cooked-apple, pineapple, stone and honeysuckle aromas and flavors. Full-bodied and layered. Dense and agile with a vivid, flavorful finish. Complex, rich and so long. Still tight. But ever so serious and complex. Another triumph from Aubert from this vineyard.  (11/2020)

97 points Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate

The 2018 Chardonnay Sugar Shack is produced from Montrachet clone vines (what Mark Aubert calls ‘the citrus circus clone’) grown in Rutherford AVA. It starts off a little closed at this youthful stage, soon unfurling to reveal notions of peach cobbler and pink grapefruit with an undercurrent of allspice, powdered ginger and chalk dust. The palate comes through with a powerful wall of concentrated stone fruit and baking spice flavors, supported by just enough freshness to lend balance and lift, finishing long and decadently toasty. (LPB)  (1/2021)

93-96 points Vinous

The 2018 Chardonnay Sugar Shack is wonderfully alluring from the first taste. The Sugar Shack is typically among the more overt wines in this range. The 2018 has plenty of that, but the cool, even growing season and bright acids temper some of that natural exuberance nicely. Orange peel, spice, butter and sweet vanillin all meld together in this wonderfully open-knit, luscious Chardonnay from Mark Aubert. (AG)  (1/2020)

Bottle Size:

750 mL

Storage History:

Stored on it’s side in a climate controlled cellar since purchase.

Condition:

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