2020 Aubert "UV-SL Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (1.5L)
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2020 Aubert "UV-SL Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (1.5L)
Bid on this 2-magnum lot of 2020 Aubert UV-SL Vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (1.5L) (97JS, 95WS, 94RP, 90VN). James Suckling: A spicy and salty white with cooked apple and honey character. Light vanilla and pie crust. Medium to full body. Flavorful and very long, Excellent intensity and focus. White pepper and fruit at the end. Drink or hold. (10/2022) James Suckling: "A spicy and salty white with cooked apple and honey character. Light vanilla and pie crust. Medium to full body. Flavorful and very long, Excellent intensity and focus. White pepper and fruit at the end. Drink or hold." (10/2022)
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Auction Item Details
2020 Aubert "UV-SL Vineyard" Sonoma Coast Chardonnay (1.5L)
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 1.5 liter
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professional storage facility by a CA-based collector. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
Condition: Excellent
Joe Czerwinski for Wine Advocate: "The Aubert Chardonnays are big (typically 15% alcohol), flavorful wines, dominated in their youth by ripe fruit flavors and balanced acidities—despite being aged in as much as 75% new French oak wines that epitomize their West Coast origins. Personified, they're the All-American, stereotypical California pinup on the surface, with sufficient depth and complexity to get into Ivy League colleges and acquiring layers of greater richness and discretion with age. Even if you don't think that's your type, there's virtually no denying the matinee-idol-meets-deep-thinker appeal these wines possess." (12/2022)
Professional Reviews
98
The Wine Palate
“The 2020 Chardonnay UV-SL charges out of the gate with vibrant notes of grapefruit, lemon tart, and coriander seed, leading to wafts of struck flint, sea spray, yuzu zest, and peach blossom. Full-bodied, rich, and densely laden in the mouth with lemon and lime oil layers, it has just enough freshness and a pleasant suggestion of oiliness to the texture, finishing long and lifted. Around 1,500 cases of UV-SL are made. (LPB)” (06/2025)
97
James Suckling
“A spicy and salty white with cooked apple and honey character. Light vanilla and pie crust. Medium to full body. Flavorful and very long, Excellent intensity and focus. White pepper and fruit at the end. Drink or hold.” (10/2022)
95
Wine Spectator
“Starts with a sleek laser beam of ripe and pure apricot, grilled peach and Fuji apple, expanding into salted, toasted almond notes and flavors of lemon sherbet, dried ginger and nutmeg. Shows harmony on the long, expressive finish. (MW)” (02/2023)
94
Wine Advocate
“Not since Robert Parker himself reviewed this wine have vintages of it scored in this vicinity. When viewed in isolation, the 2020 Chardonnay UV-SL is a thrilling wine; only in the rarified air of Aubert's range could a 94-point rating be considered disappointing. It's more linear and direct than the opulent, flamboyant 2021, with pronounced notes of crushed stone framing lime zest and white peaches. Full-bodied yet zesty, clean and refreshing, it's a laser beam of bright fruit, seemingly without the typical Aubert fleshy curvaceousness. Some drinkers may even prefer it for that stylistic leaning. (JC)” (12/2022)
Product Details
Quantity: 2
Bottle Size: 1.5 liter
Provenance: Purchased from reputable sources on release and stored in a professional storage facility by a CA-based collector. Delivered to K&L via refrigerated transit.
Condition: Excellent
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