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2005 Aubert Pinot Noir, Reuling Vineyard (1.5L)
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Vintage: 2005
Format: 1.5L
Wine Name: Aubert Pinot Noir
Vineyard: Reuling Vineyard
Designation:
Appellation: Sonoma Coast
Producer: Aubert
Varietal: Pinot Noir
Type: Red
Country: USA
Region: California
Sub-Region: Sonoma County
Alcohol:
Tasting note: The 2005 Pinot Noir Reuling Vineyard reminds me of a top DRC Richebourg. Of course, this is made from the famed Calera clone of Pinot Noir, which was suitcased in from one of the most renowned vineyards in Burgundy. The wine exhibits that beautiful sweet black currant, flowery nose, with sweet black raspberry and very ripe cherry notes intermixed with spring flowers and some spice from the wood. A wine of considerable opulence, complexity, and tremendously savory, expansive texture, this wine should drink beautifully for at least a decade.
Mark Aubert is on the move, leaving Colgin Winery in favor of working for the Bryant Family Vineyard, while at the same time producing some of the world’s greatest Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs. He seems to have a plate filled with both potential and stress. The bad news is that one of his suppliers decided his Chardonnays were just too profound for the Quarry Vineyard, and will no longer sell him fruit from that source, and in 2006, there was so little Reuling available, that cuvee was not made either. In short, there are two fewer Chardonnays for the 2006 vintage! Nevertheless, those who got on the mailing list and secured some of his 2005 Chardonnays have some of the finest Chardonnays ever made in California at their beck and call. Of course, these are made from old Wente clones of Chardonnay, given full malolactic, aged on their lees, and bottled with no clarification. (95pts. Robert Parker)
Tasted: Dec. 2007
Score: 95
Drink: 2007-17
Tasting note: Fresh and vibrant, with a mix of spice, cola, dried berry, sage and savory dark berry flavors that are intense, focused, complex and lively, ending with a long, lingering finish that's deep and rich. Drink now through 2013. 116 cases made. (93pts. Wine Spectator)
Tasted: Jun. 30, 2007
Score: 93
Drink: Now Through 2013
Tasting note: (from a Calera clone) Deep ruby-red. Deeply pitched aromas of blackberry, smoked meat and underbrush. Dense and thick but with lovely energy to its complex, deep, soil-inflected flavors of dark fruits, smoked meat and black tea. This is about much more than just fruit. Finishes with substantial but essentially gentle tannins. Interestingly, the Vosne-Romanee clones used for the UV have produced an essence of California pinot in '05, while these Calera clones have yielded a wine in a more Burgundian style. (93+pts. Steven Tanzer)
Tasted: May/Jun 2007
Score: 93+
Drink: N/A
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