The Winery Au Bon Climat of Santa Barbara County of California

Winery Au Bon Climat - Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County
The winery offers 93 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 19 of the estates of California.
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California

The Winery Au Bon Climat is one of the world's great estates. It offers 93 wines for sale in of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Au Bon Climat wines

Looking for the best Winery Au Bon Climat wines in Santa Barbara County among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Au Bon Climat wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Au Bon Climat wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top red wines of Winery Au Bon Climat

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Au Bon Climat

How Winery Au Bon Climat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chinese fondue, roast veal grand-mère madou or venison leg with tomato sauce.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Au Bon Climat

On the nose the red wine of Winery Au Bon Climat. often reveals types of flavors of cream, fresh strawberries or savory and sometimes also flavors of cedar, musk or boysenberries. In the mouth the red wine of Winery Au Bon Climat. is a with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Au Bon Climat

  • 2005With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2006With an average score of 4.06/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.03/5
  • 2008With an average score of 4.02/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.01/5
  • 2001With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Au Bon Climat.

  • Pinot Noir
  • Shiraz/Syrah
  • Cabernet Sauvignon

Discovering the wine region of Santa Barbara County

The wine region of Santa Barbara County is located in the region of Central Coast of California of United States. We currently count 443 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Barbara County, producing 1259 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Barbara County go well with generally quite well with dishes .

The top white wines of Winery Au Bon Climat

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Au Bon Climat

How Winery Au Bon Climat wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pasta, pork or shellfish such as recipes of chicken lasagna, lentils and morteau sausages or chinese noodles with shrimp.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Au Bon Climat

On the nose the white wine of Winery Au Bon Climat. often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cheese or hazelnut and sometimes also flavors of saline, jasmine or hay. In the mouth the white wine of Winery Au Bon Climat. is a powerful with a nice freshness.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Au Bon Climat

  • 2008With an average score of 4.19/5
  • 2018With an average score of 4.14/5
  • 2007With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2009With an average score of 4.09/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.05/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.04/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Au Bon Climat.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris
  • Pinot Blanc
  • Pinot Grigio
  • Aligoté

Discover the grape variety: Aligoté

Aligoté is an ancient Burgundian grape variety (it has different names depending on the region in which it is grown: griset blanc in Beaune, giboudot blanc in the Chalonnais or troyen blanc in the Aube), mainly used in the production of Bourgogne-Aligoté, Bouzeron and Crémant-de-Bourgogne.aligoté is a medium-fine white grape variety, quite productive, which gives clear, acidic, fresh and light white wines. An anecdote often says that it was a member of the clergy named Kir who gave it its letters of nobility by adding it to blackcurrant cream to prepare an aperitif.produced on more than 1,600 hectares in Burgundy, aligoté has also been exported. It is also cultivated in Eastern Europe (Ukraine, Romania), California, Canada and Chile, representing more than 20,000 hectares in the world.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Au Bon Climat

Planning a wine route in the of Santa Barbara County? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Au Bon Climat.

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

The white Chardonnay is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. White Chardonnay can be found in many vineyards: South West, Burgundy, Jura, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Beaujolais, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Rhone Valley, Armagnac, Lorraine, Alsace, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Au Bon Climat and wines from the region

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Wine lover: The climate needs you!

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