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Aubert Ritchie Vineyard Chardonnay 2006
Good full medium yellow with a green tinge. Fruit-driven aromas of pineapple, pear, citrus peel and hazelnut. Fleshy, fat and oily, with a thickness of texture leavened by fresh flavors of pineapple and nectarine. Very densely packed and long. Aubert hasn't missed a beat with his Ritchie bottling, which is consistently one of California's elite chardonnays. Steven Tanzer
Ratings on Delectable
Lauren Brooke 
CA Montrachet. Mellow peach, golden apple fruit, ambitiously balanced. Not as zippy as CIX
CA Montrachet. Mellow peach, golden apple fruit, ambitiously balanced. Not as zippy as CIX
9.2
Daniel Bevan
2006
2006
8.1
Jason Koh
It might seem I rate wines overly generously but then again I dont bother with wines I didnt like (which might be a mistake actually.) We drank a 1989 Groffier Clos de Beze during the same seating and while it was still quite visceral and extracted, it had the none of the Burgundian magic and I'd rate it 8.5. This Aubert on the other hand is a love child between a le montrachet and cali's perfect weather. This Chardonnay is the reason I fell in love with wine. magical, tasty, it elevated chef Barber's amazing array of fresh spring veggies to such great heights it really made me appreciate his genius and mother earth's wonderful gift to mankind. Yes, this chard literally made me high on life.
It might seem I rate wines overly generously but then again I dont bother with wines I didnt like (which might be a mistake actually.) We drank a 1989 Groffier Clos de Beze during the same seating and while it was still quite visceral and extracted, it had the none of the Burgundian magic and I'd rate it 8.5. This Aubert on the other hand is a love child between a le montrachet and cali's perfect weather. This Chardonnay is the reason I fell in love with wine. magical, tasty, it elevated chef Barber's amazing array of fresh spring veggies to such great heights it really made me appreciate his genius and mother earth's wonderful gift to mankind. Yes, this chard literally made me high on life.
10
Peter Keohan
Very good richness and length balanced and youthful
Very good richness and length balanced and youthful
9.3
Faust Gorham
Merced crab feed. No crab, amazing chard. Nice citrus, floral, a little pepper at the end.
Merced crab feed. No crab, amazing chard. Nice citrus, floral, a little pepper at the end.
9.4
Felix Huang
Full body with citrus but still exhibited hints of butter richness. Definitely a CA chardonnay.
Full body with citrus but still exhibited hints of butter richness. Definitely a CA chardonnay.
9.3
C K
Jim Laube dinner
Jim Laube dinner
8.6
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