Winery Au Bon Climat - Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay

Winery Au Bon ClimatBien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay

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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.
The Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay of Winery Au Bon Climat is a white wine from the region of Santa Maria Valley of California.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay from the Winery Au Bon Climat

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California is a powerful with a good balance between acidity and sweetness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream

Wine with earth taste

stone, smoke

Wine with vegetal taste

hay

On the nose the Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, non oak or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, tree fruit or oak.

Details and technical informations about Winery Au Bon Climat's Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 411110
Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50
Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay - 2011
In the top 100 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Bien Nacido Historic Vineyards Chardonnay from Winery Au Bon Climat are 2016, 2014, 2013, 2011 and 2017.

Informations about the Winery Au Bon Climat

The winery offers 93 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 15 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Maria Valley in the region of California

The Winery Au Bon Climat is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 96 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 7000 of of United States wines
In the top 150 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
In the top 7000 of white wines
In the top 35000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Maria Valley

The wine region of Santa Maria Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Belle Glos or the Domaine Paul Lato produce mainly wines red, white and pink. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Santa Maria Valley are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Santa Maria Valley often reveals types of flavors of strawberries, rosemary or balsamic and sometimes also flavors of allspice, menthol or bramble.


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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The word of the wine: Flexible

A tender wine with little tannin.

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