Winery Au Bon Climat - Chardonnay Santa Barbara County

Winery Au Bon ClimatChardonnay Santa Barbara County

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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 Chardonnay Santa Barbara County of Winery Au Bon Climat is a white wine from the region of Santa Barbara County of California.
This wine is composed of 100% of the grape variety Chardonnay.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.

Taste structure of the Chardonnay Santa Barbara County from the Winery Au Bon Climat

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Chardonnay Santa Barbara County of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California is a powerful with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

oak, butter

Wine with microbio taste

cream, banana

Wine with spices taste

pepper, white pepper

Wine with earth taste

honey, stone

Wine with vegetal taste

chard, straw

Wine with floral taste

honeysuckle, elderflower

On the nose the Chardonnay Santa Barbara County of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of butterscotch, pineapple or cream and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, oaky or tropical.

Details and technical informations about Winery Au Bon Climat's Chardonnay Santa Barbara County.

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

Discover the grape variety: Chardonnay

Whites with many faces: mineral and taut at Chablis (lemon, green apple, flint), opulent and buttery at Meursault and Puligny-Montrachet (hazelnut, brioche, yellow fruits), tense and chalky in Champagne (Blanc de Blancs). Also vinified sparkling and widely exported (Sonoma, Margaret River, Casablanca). A Burgundian variety, a cross of Pinot Noir × Gouais Blanc, half-sibling of Aligoté.

Last vintages of this wine

Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2018
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2017
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2016
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2015
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2014
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2013
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Chardonnay Santa Barbara County - 2012
In the top 100 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 3.911110

The best vintages of Chardonnay Santa Barbara County from Winery Au Bon Climat are 2008, 2009, 2018, 2017 and 2015.

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 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California
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The Winery Au Bon Climat is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 110 wines for sale in the of Santa Barbara County to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 6000 of of United States wines
In the top 150 of of Santa Barbara County wines
In the top 5500 of white wines
In the top 30000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Barbara County

Californian star of cool climates (Central Coast): signature Pinot Noir as king of reds on the cool AVAs (Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria Valley) — fine and mineral with notes of cherry, raspberry, undergrowth, orange peel and spice, Burgundy-style acidity. Taut Chardonnay (citrus, apple, gunflint). Fleshy Syrah (Ballard Canyon).


The wine region of California

Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).

The word of the wine: Climate

Term used in Burgundy to designate a locality. The most famous climats are subject to specific recognition and constitute the first growths.

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