2011 Aubert Carneros Chardonnay chocolate and dried flowers

chocolate and dried flowers

very polished silky tannins and a chewy finish

1% Malbec and 1% Syrah

Polished tannins make it appealing now

ripe and satisfying

2011 Aubert Carneros Chardonnay chocolate and dried flowersThe 2011 Chardonnay Carneros is classy, layered and exceptionally beautiful. Lemon, apricots, pears and white flowers all wrap around the palate, but what stands out most is the sheer silkiness and textural finesse of the wine. Moreover, tropical notes emerge with time, but in the end, this is a fairly restrained Chardonnay from Mark Aubert. Sweet floral notes meld into the soft, caressing finish. In 2011, Aubert lost a considerable amount of fruit in