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, gooseberry or oil and sometimes also flavors of banana, baked apple or yeast.

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

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

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

The Winery Au Bon Climat is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 96 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

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 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.

News related to this wine

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