Au Bon Climat "Sanford & Benedict" Chardonnay

Au Bon Climat "Sanford & Benedict" Chardonnay - 2021

Item # 75015 750 mL

The first “great“ vineyard in Santa Barbara County was planted by Richard Sanford and Michael Benedict in 1971, Au Bon Climat was lucky enough to buy a few tons grapes from this vineyard in the mid 1980s. The juice is barrel fermented in French oak barrels, (about 50% new). It then undergoes a secondary complete malo-lactic fermentation, then aged surlee for a total time in barrel of 20 months and is bottled unfiltered. Elegant Burgundian style with great minerality that lingers on the finish.

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Color
White
Vintage
2021
Country
USA
Region
California
Sub-Region
Santa Barbara
Producer
None
Grape Variety
Chardonnay
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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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