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2012 Marcassin Vineyard

Chardonnay

America / California / Sonoma Coast / Fort Ross-Seaview

$650
JD 99
RP 100
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2012 Marcassin Chardonnay – Sonoma Coast

The 2012 Marcassin Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast represents the pinnacle of Helen Turley’s winemaking expertise. Known for its incredible depth and complexity, this vintage highlights the precision and elegance that have come to define Marcassin’s world-renowned Chardonnay.

Tasting Notes:

Elegant aromas of white peach, lemon zest, and hints of buttered toast. On the palate, flavors of creamy citrus, vanilla, and a subtle minerality linger with a long, harmonious finish.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details:

Aged for 12 months in 100% new French oak, this Chardonnay is sourced from the **Marcassin Estate Vineyard** in Sonoma Coast, benefiting from the cool-climate conditions that allow for slow ripening and complex flavor development.

Investment & Collectibility:

The 2012 Marcassin Chardonnay is regarded as a collectible cult wine, known for its limited production and consistent high scores, making it a solid investment for collectors.

Vintage Specifics & Accolades:

The **2012 vintage** saw near-perfect growing conditions, resulting in a wine with extraordinary aging potential.

  • 97 points – Wine Advocate
  • 95 points – Wine Spectator

Explore more from Marcassin Vineyard:

Pinot Noir:

Chardonnay:

JD 99

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard is a beauty, with an incredible sense of minerality and reduction in its stone fruits, liquid rock, flower oil, and honeysuckle aromas and flavors. This brilliant effort is deep, rich, and powerful, yet has a rare sense of tension and focus, with thrilling purity, full-bodied power, and blockbuster length. While it's almost impossible to find, it's the real deal. Give bottles 2-3 years of bottle age, and it's going to keep for over a decade. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck. Tasting date: December 13, 2018. Drinking window: 2018-2033.
RP 100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard, which will probably be released in a few months, displays great minerality, notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, poached pear, and white flowers as well as a touch of quince. A wine of great intensity, yet incredibly ethereal elegance, this light greenish gold-colored wine is full-bodied, stunningly rich, and altogether remarkable. When you consider that they use 100% new French oak and 100% heavy toast for both their Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, it is remarkable how little oak appears in these wines. This wine should age well for 10-15 years, as most of the Marcassin Estate Chardonnays have done to date. Reviewed by Robert M. Parker, Jr. Issue date March 3, 2016. Drinking window: 2016-2031.

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  • CRITICAL REVIEWS
  • WINEMAKER NOTES
JD 99

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard is a beauty, with an incredible sense of minerality and reduction in its stone fruits, liquid rock, flower oil, and honeysuckle aromas and flavors. This brilliant effort is deep, rich, and powerful, yet has a rare sense of tension and focus, with thrilling purity, full-bodied power, and blockbuster length. While it's almost impossible to find, it's the real deal. Give bottles 2-3 years of bottle age, and it's going to keep for over a decade. Reviewed by Jeb Dunnuck. Tasting date: December 13, 2018. Drinking window: 2018-2033.
RP 100

Robert Parker Wine Advocate

The 2012 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard, which will probably be released in a few months, displays great minerality, notes of honeysuckle, orange marmalade, poached pear, and white flowers as well as a touch of quince. A wine of great intensity, yet incredibly ethereal elegance, this light greenish gold-colored wine is full-bodied, stunningly rich, and altogether remarkable. When you consider that they use 100% new French oak and 100% heavy toast for both their Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs, it is remarkable how little oak appears in these wines. This wine should age well for 10-15 years, as most of the Marcassin Estate Chardonnays have done to date. Reviewed by Robert M. Parker, Jr. Issue date March 3, 2016. Drinking window: 2016-2031.

2012 Marcassin Chardonnay – Sonoma Coast

The 2012 Marcassin Chardonnay from Sonoma Coast represents the pinnacle of Helen Turley’s winemaking expertise. Known for its incredible depth and complexity, this vintage highlights the precision and elegance that have come to define Marcassin’s world-renowned Chardonnay.

Tasting Notes:

Elegant aromas of white peach, lemon zest, and hints of buttered toast. On the palate, flavors of creamy citrus, vanilla, and a subtle minerality linger with a long, harmonious finish.

Winemaking & Vineyard Details:

Aged for 12 months in 100% new French oak, this Chardonnay is sourced from the **Marcassin Estate Vineyard** in Sonoma Coast, benefiting from the cool-climate conditions that allow for slow ripening and complex flavor development.

Investment & Collectibility:

The 2012 Marcassin Chardonnay is regarded as a collectible cult wine, known for its limited production and consistent high scores, making it a solid investment for collectors.

Vintage Specifics & Accolades:

The **2012 vintage** saw near-perfect growing conditions, resulting in a wine with extraordinary aging potential.

  • 97 points – Wine Advocate
  • 95 points – Wine Spectator

Explore more from Marcassin Vineyard:

Pinot Noir:

Chardonnay:

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