Winery Au Bon Climat - Hildegard

Winery Au Bon ClimatHildegard

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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 Hildegard of Winery Au Bon Climat is a white wine from the region of Santa Maria Valley of California.
This wine is a blend of 3 varietals which are the Aligoté, the Pinot blanc and the Pinot gris.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful.
This wine generally goes well with pork, poultry or shellfish.
The Hildegard of the Winery Au Bon Climat is in the top 10 of wines of Santa Maria Valley.

Taste structure of the Hildegard from the Winery Au Bon Climat

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Hildegard of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California is a powerful.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

On the nose the Hildegard of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Au Bon Climat's Hildegard.

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

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.

Last vintages of this wine

Hildegard - 2017
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hildegard - 2016
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Hildegard - 2015
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hildegard - 2014
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Hildegard - 2013
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Hildegard - 2012
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Hildegard - 2011
In the top 10 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110

The best vintages of Hildegard from Winery Au Bon Climat are 2010, 2017, 2015, 2013 and 2011.

Informations about the Winery Au Bon Climat

The winery offers 97 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is in the top 3 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 greatest estates. It offers 110 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 2500 of of United States wines
In the top 20 of of Santa Maria Valley wines
In the top 900 of white wines
In the top 7000 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.

The word of the wine: Aranean

The underside of a grape leaf blade covered with tiny hairs distributed in a web-like pattern.

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