Winery Au Bon ClimatChardonnay Santa Barbara County
White wine
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
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.
Food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
Pairings that work perfectly with Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
Original food and wine pairings with Chardonnay Santa Barbara County
The Chardonnay Santa Barbara County of Winery Au Bon Climat matches generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or vegetarian such as recipes of savoyard pizza (cream base), sea bass wrapped in salt crust or leek, goat cheese and bacon quiche.
Details and technical informations about Winery Au Bon Climat's Chardonnay Santa Barbara County.
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
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 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.
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: Maceration
Prolonged contact and exchange between the juice and the grape solids, especially the skin. Not to be confused with the time of fermentation, which follows maceration. The juice becomes loaded with colouring matter and tannins, and acquires aromas. For a rosé, the maceration is short so that the colour does not "rise" too much. For white wines too, a "pellicular maceration" can be practised, which allows the wine to acquire more fat.
