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Audrey Frick recommended a handful of MacRostie wines in her Sonoma report, “Sonoma’s 2021s” on JebDunnuck.com. Audrey called the 2021 MacRostie The Key Chardonnay (91 Points) “expressive,” “opulent,” and “well-balanced,” the 2020 MacRostie Nightwing Vineyard Chardonnay (90 Points) “full-bodied without being heavy,” the 2021 MacRostie Wildcat Mountain Chardonnay (90 Points) “a very attractive wine” “with good freshness of acidity,” and the 2021 MacRostie Wildcat Mountain Pinot Noir (90 Points) “charming,” “attractive and approachable.”
JebDunnuck.com
July 2023
Audrey Frick
“Sonoma’s 2021s”
2021 MacRostie The Key Chardonnay – 91 Points
“Pouring a slightly deeper golden hue, the 2021 Chardonnay The Key is expressive and offers more concentration in its aromas of banana peel, pithy citrus, and melon rind. Full-bodied, with a creamy texture, it is opulent throughout the palate, noted with lemon custard, frangipane, and baked apple. The richest and most rounded of the whites by far, with a long finish, it’s well-balanced for this more hedonistic style. Drink 2023-2028.”
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2020 MacRostie Nightwing Vineyard Chardonnay – 90 Points
“Fermented and aged in French oak barrels and bottled under screwcap, the 2020 Chardonnay Nightwing Vineyard is opulent and smoky with ripe fruits of baked apple, orange peel, and toasted brioche. Full-bodied without being heavy, with a good bit of extract, it offers notes of mango skin, bitter citrus pith, and baking spice. The palate falls a bit short in its fruit and has a savory application to drink over the next few years. 203 cases were produced.”
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2021 MacRostie Wildcat Mountain Chardonnay – 90 Points
“A savory profile emerges in the 2021 Chardonnay Wildcat Mountain, revealing fresh aromas of sea spray, yellow flowers, and golden apple. This medium to full-bodied white offers a silky mouthfeel, with good freshness of acidity and notes of fresh pear, honeyed lemon, and almond. It’s a very attractive wine to drink over the next several years. Though The Key may be the most complete wine in the lineup, I prefer this style for more regular drinking.”
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2021 MacRostie Wildcat Mountain Pinot Noir – 90 Points
“The 2021 Pinot Noir Wildcat Mountain takes on a more floral profile, with aromas of fresh roses, cinnamon, and red raspberry. This medium-bodied Pinot is attractive and approachable, with fine tannins and fresh fruit, with wild strawberry, fresh herbes de Provence, and tea leaf. It’s a charming wine to drink over the next few years.”
