{"product_id":"1996-marcassin-estate-chardonnay","title":"1996 Marcassin Estate Chardonnay - 100 pts - 750ml","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1996 Marcassin Estate Chardonnay - 100 Pts!!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eMarcassin is truly a Cultwine with its incredibly rish, opulent Chardonnay and Pinot Noir wines which are extremely difficult to obtain. Helen Turley's personal production winemaking philosophy is focused on quality and excellence always calling for, \"great vineyards, meticulously farmed, limited yield, long hang time, and natural yeast.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe 20-acre estate vineyard on the Sonoma Coast produces only 100 barrels annually. None of the wines interact with fining, filtering, or cold stabilization and are routinely aged for five years before they're released. This is truly one of California's most highly acclaimed, rare treasure: Marcassin Estate. The CultWine rules always applies with Marcassin..........\"Find it............Buy it............Drink it!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" height=\"81\" width=\"81\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP100_480x480.png?v=1612469199\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP100_480x480.png?v=1612469199\"\u003e       \u003cimg data-mce-fragment=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP_Logo_Burgundy_480x480.jpg?v=1612469236\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"70\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0353\/9864\/7939\/files\/RP_Logo_Burgundy_480x480.jpg?v=1612469236\"\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e \u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"first odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eVarietal\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eVintage\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e1996\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eRating\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e100 RP\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eBottle Size\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e750 ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eBottle Quantity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eCountry\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eUSA\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eRegion\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eCalifornia\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eLocation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eNorth Coast\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eProducer\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eMarcassin\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"even\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eColor\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eWhite\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"last odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eWine Type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003eTable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!-- split --\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr class=\"first odd\"\u003e\n\u003cth class=\"label\"\u003eRobert Parker\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"data last\"\u003e100 RP - The just released 1996 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard boasts record setting levels of complexity richness individuality and ... let's not forget joy. I have had it over several meals with the finest wines I could find for comparison i.e. the Batard-Montrachets of Michel Niellon Montrachets of Amiot-Bonfils and Corton-Charlemagnes and Meursault-Perrieres of Coche-Dury among the finest white Burgundy producers. At each tasting the 1996 Marcassin Vineyard Chardonnay dominated the other wines in terms of expression individuality richness purity symmetry and pleasure ... sort of like Mohammed Ali in his prime sparring with an assortment of middleweight contenders. It is an extraordinary wine that somehow manages to juxtapose complexity elegance and finesse with unbridled power richness and layers of flavor. The most frightening aspect is how Helen Turley and John Wetlaufer produce wines such as this year in and year out. It is a matter of well-placed hillside vineyards harvesting exceptionally ripe fruit letting the wine express itself in barrel and bottle without stripping or altering its inherent personality by technological razzle-dazzle manipulations. The 1996 Chardonnay Marcassin Vineyard should drink well for at least a decade. 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