2022 Aubert - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast UV-SL (750ml)
Mark and Teresa Aubert founded their estate in 1999, and it has become one of California’s most sought-after Chardonnay houses. UV-SL is Aubert’s largest-production wine, at about 2,300 cases, and the most accessible way into the house style. It’s a single-vineyard Sonoma Coast Chardonnay built from multiple rootstocks and clonal selections, which adds layers of complexity. Like every Aubert wine, it’s made with minimal intervention and bottled unfined and unfiltered, so a slight haze is normal. Expect powdered-sugar brioche, lemon-lime and lemon confit, with dried apple, pear, pineapple, ginger and white flowers, plus a seashell note. The palate is full, dense and expansive, with zesty energy and a long, oyster-shell finish. Great with lobster, scallops or roast chicken. Drink now or cellar through 2033.