Winery Au Bon Climat - Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard

Winery Au Bon ClimatPinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard

4.2
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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 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard of Winery Au Bon Climat is a red wine from the region of Santa Ynez Valley of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
The Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard of the Winery Au Bon Climat is in the top 40 of wines of Santa Ynez Valley.

Taste structure of the Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard from the Winery Au Bon Climat

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

vanilla, oak

Wine with earth taste

earthy, smoke

Wine with spices taste

cinnamon, pepper

Wine with floral taste

violet

On the nose the Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of cherry, oaky or smoke and sometimes also flavors of earthy, minerality or red fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Au Bon Climat's Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard.

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

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Last vintages of this wine

Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 2016
In the top 40 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 2015
In the top 40 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 2014
In the top 40 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 2013
In the top 40 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.311110
Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 2012
In the top 40 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard - 2011
In the top 40 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
Average rating: 4.611110.5

The best vintages of Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard from Winery Au Bon Climat are 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016 and 2014.

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 5 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Ynez 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 Ynez Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 3000 of of United States wines
In the top 45 of of Santa Ynez Valley wines
In the top 8000 of red wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley

The wine region of Santa Ynez Valley is located in the region of Santa Barbara County of California of United States. We currently count 227 estates and châteaux in the of Santa Ynez Valley, producing 839 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Santa Ynez Valley 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.

The word of the wine: Botrytis cinerea

This fungus, also called noble rot, develops during the over-ripening phase and is an ally of great sweet white wines, when it concentrates the juice of the berries. It requires the humidity of morning fogs and beautiful sunny days, gives musts very rich in sugar and brings to the wines the famous taste of "roasted".

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