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Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2023 750ml
🇺🇸 Highly aromatic with flavors of grapefruit, peach, honeysuckle, lemon curd...
Au Bon Climat | Santa Barbara County, California | Chardonnay | 2023
Jim Clendenen's Au Bon Climat has long been California's benchmark for the Burgundian approach to Chardonnay — prioritizing balance, acidity, and minerality over heavy oak and butter. The 2023 is sourced from five carefully farmed Santa Barbara vineyards: Bien Nacido, Los Alamos, Rancho Real, Gold Co...Show More >
Au Bon Climat | Santa Barbara County, California | Chardonnay | 2023
Jim Clendenen's Au Bon Climat has long been California's benchmark for the Burgundian approach to Chardonnay — prioritizing balance, acidity, and minerality over heavy oak and butter. The 2023 is sourced from five carefully farmed Santa Barbara vineyards: Bien Nacido, Los Alamos, Rancho Real, Gold Coast, and North Canyon. Handpicked and whole-cluster pressed, the juice is barrel-fermented and aged 8 months sur lie in neutral François Frères barrels, then blended the following summer. The result is round, bright, and unmistakably ABC.
Vineyards: Bien Nacido, Los Alamos, Rancho Real, Gold Coast, North Canyon
Oak: 8 months sur lie, neutral French oak (François Frères)
Drink: Now–2029
Tasting Notes
- Grapefruit, peach, honeysuckle, and lemon curd on the nose
- Round mid-palate with elderberry, brioche, and a hint of nutmeg
- Zippy, bright acidity | Creamy lingering finish | Mineral backbone
Pairings: Roast chicken, pasta alfredo, seared scallops, baked brie en croûte
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Wine Information:
Country: United States
Region: California
Sub-Region:
Appellation: Santa Barbara
Variety: Chardonnay
Type: Whites
Size: 750ml
Choose when time is of the essence
Highly aromatic with flavors of grapefruit, peach, honeysuckle, lemon curd with minerality and a note of nutmeg in the background. It is round mid-palate but is zippy and bright with fresh acidity. It finishes with notes of elderberry and brioche while the creamy mouthfeel lingers.
Enjoy with perfectly seasoned roast chicken, pasta alfredo, seared scallops or baked brie en croute.
