Au Bon Climat "Nuits Blanches au Bouge" Chardonnay

Au Bon Climat "Nuits Blanches au Bouge" Chardonnay - 2020

Item # 51878 750 mL

From two estate vineyards: 90% coming from Bien Nacido's K Block and then 10% from the "Le Bon Climat" vineyard. Both sites are located in the Santa Maria Valley at an elevation of 500 feet. The fruit was hand-harvested, pressed whole cluster and then barrel fermented and aged. Bottled unfiltered. One of the last vintages made by the legendary, one-of-a-kind winemakers, the Jim Clendenen.
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Color
White
Vintage
2020
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-Region
Santa Barbara
Producer
Au Bon Climat
Grape Variety
Chardonnay
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About the Producer

Santa Barbara County, California, USA Jim Clendenen graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with High Honors in Pre-Law in 1976. He discovered the world of wine suring his junior year abroad in 1974, while turning 21 in France.. After graduation, a one month stay in both Burgundy and Champagne convinced him to attempt a career in wine rather than continue on to law...

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Glossary

California

California makes more wine than any other state in the United States. Not only does the state grow a variety of noble grape varieties like Pinot Noir, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, there are also plantings of lesser-known varieties such as Nebbiolo, Roussanne and Mourvèdre to name just a few.

Chardonnay

From Champagne to Chablis, it's hard (not to mention unpleasant) to avoid this famous white variety. During a huge popularity surge beginning in the late 1980s, Chardonnay plantings have increased dramatically -- not only in California's wine country, with which the variety is nearly synonymous, but also in Burgundy (its original, Old World home) and just about everywhere else in the winemaking world. It is a flexible, eager-to-please grape, responding well to just about anything a winemaker...

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