2021 Aubert - Chardonnay Sonoma Coast Powder House Estate

Mark and Teresa Aubert founded their estate in 1999. It has become one of California’s most coveted Chardonnay houses, known for estate vineyards, low yields and a hands-off approach in the cellar. Powder House is a hilly estate site on the Sonoma Coast, planted in 2013 on the powdery Goldridge soils of an ancient seabed. The vines are tightly spaced Hyde Old Wente and Mount Eden selections, among Aubert’s rarest Chardonnay clones. It’s bottled unfined and unfiltered, so a slight haze is normal. Expect white peach, pear, lemon-lime and lemon peel, with toasted hazelnut, white flowers, cooling herbs and crushed stone. The palate is medium to full, with bright acidity, real mineral drive and a long, zesty finish. Decant it if you’re opening it young. Superb with lobster, scallops or roast chicken, and built to age through 2040.