Winery Au Bon ClimatPinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
Red wine
In the mouth this red wine is a with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or veal.
Taste structure of the Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley from the Winery Au Bon Climat
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley of Winery Au Bon Climat in the region of California is a with a nice freshness.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley 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.
Food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
Pairings that work perfectly with Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
Original food and wine pairings with Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley
The Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley of Winery Au Bon Climat matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, veal or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of chili con carne, osso bucco milanese or civet of wild boar.
Details and technical informations about Winery Au Bon Climat's Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley.
Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir
Elegant reds, light in colour with silky tannins, showing strawberry, cherry and raspberry aromas, evolving to forest floor, mushroom and spice with age. Fresh acidity, delicate finish. Star of the Côte d'Or (Romanée-Conti, Chambertin, Volnay), pillar of Champagne (Blanc de Noirs) and signature of Oregon, Central Otago and Sonoma Coast. An early-ripening Burgundian variety, one of the world's greatest.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley from Winery Au Bon Climat are 2008, 2017, 2014, 2012 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Au Bon Climat
The Winery Au Bon Climat is one of of the world's great estates. It offers 110 wines for sale in the of Santa Maria Valley to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Santa Maria Valley
First AVA of Santa Barbara (1981) on an east-west valley swept by Pacific winds: signature Pinot Noir dominant as king red with herbaceous, savoury notes and lifted red fruits, fine acidity and silky tannins. Energetic Chardonnay with tropical and floral aromas, king whites (a third of production). Also Rhône Syrah and Viognier, confidential Grenache and Marsanne. Very cool climate over a long season, a Burgundian and northern-Rhône identity.
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: Assembly
Blending of several wines to obtain a single batch. Using wines of the same origin, blending is very different from coupage - a mixture of wines from different origins - which has a pejorative connotation.
