Winery Au Bon Climat - Wild Boy Chardonnay

Winery Au Bon ClimatWild Boy Chardonnay

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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 Wild Boy Chardonnay of Winery Au Bon Climat is a white wine from the region of Santa Barbara County of California.
In the mouth this white wine is a powerful with a nice freshness.
This wine generally goes well with pork, vegetarian or poultry.
The Wild Boy Chardonnay of the Winery Au Bon Climat is in the top 60 of wines of Santa Barbara County.

Taste structure of the Wild Boy Chardonnay from the Winery Au Bon Climat

Light
Bold
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Wild Boy Chardonnay 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 Wild Boy Chardonnay 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 Wild Boy Chardonnay.

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

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

Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2018
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2017
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2016
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2015
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 411110
Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2014
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2013
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.211110
Wild Boy Chardonnay - 2012
In the top 60 of of Santa Barbara County wines
Average rating: 4.111110

The best vintages of Wild Boy Chardonnay from Winery Au Bon Climat are 2018, 2016, 2014, 2013 and 2017.

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 10 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Santa Barbara County in the region of California
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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.

Top wine California
In the top 4000 of of United States wines
In the top 65 of of Santa Barbara County wines
In the top 2500 of white wines
In the top 15000 wines of the world

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: Liqueur wine

Unfermented must with added brandy, also called liqueur wine: Pineau des Charentes, Floc de Gascogne, Macvin du Jura, Ratafia, Cartagène du Languedoc.

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