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2010 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard Santa Barbara Historic Vineyards Collection Santa Barbara County
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About Au Bon Climat

Since it was founded in 1982, Au Bon Climat has been a well respected producer of Burgundian-styled California wines. Jim Clendenen's Chardonnays and Pinot Noirs are mineral, focused and restrained in the early going, and sometimes quite oaky.

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2010 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Los Alamos Vineyard Santa Barbara Historic Vineyards Collection Santa Barbara County

Producer: Au Bon Climat
Style: White Wine
Grape Type: Chardonnay
Origin: California
Region: Central Coast
Appellation: Santa Barbara

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90(+?) Points | International Wine Cellar , November/December 2012

Light yellow-gold.  High-pitched aromas of citrus and orchard fruits, with white pepper, chalk and floral nuances adding complexity.  Dry and precise, offering tangy Meyer lemon and bitter pear skin flavors that pick up a note of tarragon with air.  Taut and slow to open but finishes with very good bite and lingering lemon pith and honeysuckle qualities.  Over the years I've learned to give Jim Clendenen's chardonnays plenty of time in bottle--or, if that's impossible, air.

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Chardonnay

The best Chardonnays in the world continue to arrive from the region where the grape first emerged: the chalk, clay, and limestone vineyards of Burgundy and Chablis. While the origins of the grape were disputed for many years, with some speculating that the grape came all the way from the Middle East, DNA researchers at the University of California-Davis proved in 1999 that Chardonnay actually developed...
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