Au Bon Climat

Hildegard Estate Bottled Santa Maria Valley White Blend

9.1153 ratings
9.042 pro ratings
Santa Maria Valley, Central Coast, California, USA
Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc, Aligoté
Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, White Fish, Pasta, Pungent Cheese, Goat & Feta Cheese, White Rice, Onion, Shallot, Garlic, Squash & Root Vegetables, Meaty & Oily Fish, Cheddar & Gruyere, Potato, Nuts & Seeds, Salads & Greens, Herbs, Chili & Hot Spicy, Beans & Peas, Soft Cheese, Shellfish, Crab & Lobster, Oyster, Mussel, Clam, Chicken, Duck, Turkey, Oyster, Shellfish
Top Notes For
Michael Chelus

Apple, lemon candy, dried apricot, oak and hints of peach. Great acidity and balance.

Apple, lemon candy, dried apricot, oak and hints of peach. Great acidity and balance.

Mar 14th, 2023
Michael Chelus

Apple, cedar, lemon, oak, dried apricot and slate. Good acidity and balance.

Apple, cedar, lemon, oak, dried apricot and slate. Good acidity and balance.

Dec 25th, 2019
David L

Sensational for the money. Doesn’t get much better then this for $30 dollars. Thinking it will be better in the next 3/12 months. Great balance. Please do not drink this above cellar temperature. Enjoy... perfect with hummus. 

Sensational for the money. Doesn’t get much better then this for $30 dollars. Thinking it will be better in the next 3/12 months. Great balance. Please do not drink this above cellar temperature. Enjoy... perfect with hummus. 

Oct 25th, 2019
Eric Urbani

Fab blend of pinot blanc, Pinot Gris and aligote

Fab blend of pinot blanc, Pinot Gris and aligote

Oct 9th, 2019
Shengli Hu

9pmpour at Aldo Sohm. Creamy, nutty, floral, and citrusy.

9pmpour at Aldo Sohm. Creamy, nutty, floral, and citrusy.

Aug 14th, 2019
Sipping Fine Wine

Hildegard was an 8th Century queen where legend has it she grew weary of drunken knights spilling red wine all over her place, so she had servants replant some of the vineyards to white grapes. A blend of a blend of Pinot Gris (50%), Pinot Blanc (40%) and Aligoté (10%), aged for 2 years in French oak, 100% new (long for a white). Pleasant aromas of fruit, spice and cedar. On the palate slight peach and citrus notes, well integrated with oak and spice. Lingering finish ending with nutty spice character. This white was something special! Tasting Sample!

Hildegard was an 8th Century queen where legend has it she grew weary of drunken knights spilling red wine all over her place, so she had servants replant some of the vineyards to white grapes. A blend of a blend of Pinot Gris (50%), Pinot Blanc (40%) and Aligoté (10%), aged for 2 years in French oak, 100% new (long for a white). Pleasant aromas of fruit, spice and cedar. On the palate slight peach and citrus notes, well integrated with oak and spice. Lingering finish ending with nutty spice character. This white was something special! Tasting Sample!

Jan 15th, 2019
Eric Urbani

Clenendon classic

Clenendon classic

Dec 1st, 2018
Rob B
9.1

Jim Clendenen & Emeril Lagasse dinner through the Triangle Wine Experience - great magnum

Jim Clendenen & Emeril Lagasse dinner through the Triangle Wine Experience - great magnum

Aug 27th, 2018
Lee Pitofsky

Smokey and textural, packed with minerals, notes of meyer lemon, citrus fruits and crushed rocks

Smokey and textural, packed with minerals, notes of meyer lemon, citrus fruits and crushed rocks

Feb 25th, 2018
Marc Stubblefield

Wine Sales at Vino Carta and Kogod Wine Merchant

9.2

This wine is magic with age. What seems like over the top, more-is-more when young mellows and knits into a compelling, balanced, complex and long tasty drink of a wine. I'm always astounded at the change in the bottle, and the '09 is just finding its moment. And hey, California Aligoté in there, so that's cool too.

This wine is magic with age. What seems like over the top, more-is-more when young mellows and knits into a compelling, balanced, complex and long tasty drink of a wine. I'm always astounded at the change in the bottle, and the '09 is just finding its moment. And hey, California Aligoté in there, so that's cool too.

Jul 22nd, 2017