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2014 Au Bon Climat, Bien Nacido Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, California, USA

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Pinot Noir
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Product: 20148026172
2014 Au Bon Climat, Bien Nacido Pinot Noir, Santa Maria Valley, California, USA

Description

Lively red fruit, with a smoky note from the stems (60%). Very aromatic and pure – a classic Au Bon Climat hallmark is the intense fragrance of the Pinots. Floral as well. Masses of ripe, soft red fruit on the palate, think redcurrants, cranberries, et al. Very supple tannins and a fine boned structure. One for Christmas lunch in a couple of years.
Fergus Stewart, Private Account Manager
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2014
Alcohol % 13.5
Grape List Pinot Noir
Body Full Bodied
Property Au Bon Climat

About this wine

Pinot Noir

Pinot Noir is probably the most frustrating, and at times infuriating, wine grape in the world. However when it is successful, it can produce some of the most sublime wines known to man. This thin-skinned grape which grows in small, tight bunches performs well on well-drained, deepish limestone based subsoils as are found on Burgundy's Côte d'Or. Pinot Noir is more susceptible than other varieties to over cropping - concentration and varietal character disappear rapidly if yields are excessive and yields as little as 25hl/ha are the norm for some climats of the Côte d`Or.

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