Happy Good Friday to everyone. I have opened the 2020 Au Bon Climat Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc. The blend is 60% Pinot Gris and 40% Pinot Blanc from Santa Barbara County, California.
Onnthe nose there is white peach, meyers lemon, lime, pear, hints of oak and minerality.
On the palate I am getting citrus, lemon, green apple, pear, yeast, vanilla and steely minerality.
This wine is medium to light body and medium to medium+ acidity with a long citrus gravel and steely mineral finish. Have a wonderful Easter weekend and drink some top tear wines. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂
Happy Good Friday to everyone. I have opened the 2020 Au Bon Climat Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc. The blend is 60% Pinot Gris and 40% Pinot Blanc from Santa Barbara County, California.
Onnthe nose there is white peach, meyers lemon, lime, pear, hints of oak and minerality.
On the palate I am getting citrus, lemon, green apple, pear, yeast, vanilla and steely minerality.
This wine is medium to light body and medium to medium+ acidity with a long citrus gravel and steely mineral finish. Have a wonderful Easter weekend and drink some top tear wines. Nostrovia! 🥂🥂🥂🥂
Apr 15th, 2022
Yellow and green. Ripe yellow fruit, vegetal, sour and smooth finish.
Yellow and green. Ripe yellow fruit, vegetal, sour and smooth finish.
Mar 26th, 2021Really nice Pinot Gris character , lees contact seem to notice the Pinot Blanc in the finish fun wine and solid price
Really nice Pinot Gris character , lees contact seem to notice the Pinot Blanc in the finish fun wine and solid price
Sep 20th, 2020
Delish
Mar 5th, 2019
Hung out with Jim Clendenen a few times, very good guy. This wine though, in my opinion, was very very light-too light on seafood ceviche & seared tuna
Hung out with Jim Clendenen a few times, very good guy. This wine though, in my opinion, was very very light-too light on seafood ceviche & seared tuna
Nov 4th, 2017
60% Pinot Gris (from their own Bien Nacido vineyard + fruit from El Camino and Sierra Madre vineyards) and 40% Pinot Blanc (all Bien Nacido). 2015 vintage. Pinot Gris is the first grape variety harvested every year, picked with low sugar and high acidity. This explains the crisp style of this wine. Fresh and mineral with modest complexity, but well-balanced.Abv. 13%.
60% Pinot Gris (from their own Bien Nacido vineyard + fruit from El Camino and Sierra Madre vineyards) and 40% Pinot Blanc (all Bien Nacido). 2015 vintage. Pinot Gris is the first grape variety harvested every year, picked with low sugar and high acidity. This explains the crisp style of this wine. Fresh and mineral with modest complexity, but well-balanced.Abv. 13%.
May 24th, 2017
Full malo?! Yup, it works. Not that crispy acid bomb you might expect- voluptuous in its insolence.
Full malo?! Yup, it works. Not that crispy acid bomb you might expect- voluptuous in its insolence.
Aug 16th, 2016
Expressive and appealing nose. Wet stone and flint, paired with layers of toasted almonds, lemon curd, peaches and cream. You can tell its spent time in oak but it's a compliment to the fruit and in no way overwhelming. Palate is very bright, full of juicy lemons, honey crisp apple and stone fruit. All cradled by lasting acidity, this wine out performs it's price point.
Expressive and appealing nose. Wet stone and flint, paired with layers of toasted almonds, lemon curd, peaches and cream. You can tell its spent time in oak but it's a compliment to the fruit and in no way overwhelming. Palate is very bright, full of juicy lemons, honey crisp apple and stone fruit. All cradled by lasting acidity, this wine out performs it's price point.
Apr 10th, 2016
Fantastic with some tilapia
Fantastic with some tilapia
Jul 14th, 2014
Yesterday's game day wine: a US winner.
Yesterday's game day wine: a US winner.
Jun 18th, 2014
Santa Barbara County, Central Coast, California, USA
