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2022 Au Bon Climat, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

  • White
  • Dry
  • Medium Bodied
  • Chardonnay
Ready - youthful
Product: 20221121636
2022 Au Bon Climat, Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, California, USA

Description

100% Chardonnay

Santa Barbara County's climate and terroir allow Au Bon Climat to consistently make balanced and lively Chardonnays year after year. Our 2022 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay is from five well-farmed vineyards: Bien Nacido Vineyard, Los Alamos Vineyard, Rancho Real, Gold Coast, and Premier Coastal Vineyard. Throughout September, the fruit is carefully handpicked and sorted in the vineyard.

After harvesting, the grapes are whole cluster pressed, and juice is quickly settled, chilled, and put into a barrel. Barrel fermentation and malolactic fermentation are completed. The following summer, the lots are blended, and wine is bottled. For eight months, surface barrel ageing in neutral François Frères barrels provides an intriguing spice note of clove and nutmeg. The wine industry will continue developing and increasing complexity over the next decade.

Winemaker notes

Colour White
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2022
Maturity Ready - youthful
Grape List Chardonnay
Body Medium Bodied
Producer Au Bon Climat

About this wine

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is often seen as the king of white wine grapes and one of the most widely planted in the world It is suited to a wide variety of soils, though it excels in soils with a high limestone content as found in Champagne, Chablis, and the Côte D`Or. Burgundy is Chardonnay's spiritual home and the best White Burgundies are dry, rich, honeyed wines with marvellous poise, elegance and balance. They are unquestionably the finest dry white wines in the world. Chardonnay plays a crucial role in the Champagne blend, providing structure and finesse, and is the sole grape in Blanc de Blancs.
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Au Bon Climat

The late Jim Clendenen founded Au Bon Climat (ABC) in 1982. He became famous for making pioneering wines from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay on California’s Central Coast. He passed away in 2021 and is remembered as one of the most charismatic and influential people of his vinous generation.
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