Au Bon Climat Chardonnay 2008

An Au Bon Climat white wine

(SL0000008417)

Our price £17.50 (inc VAT)

The wine is available as a single in any mixed case of 6.

We have 4 bottles available for next day delivery, larger quantities are available for standard delivery.

Country	USA
Region	Santa Barbara County
Grape	Chardonnay

Volume	75cl
Style	Medium-bodied and rich

Jim Clendenen has been making wonderful wines since establishing his winery in 1982. It was then that he and Bob Lindquist of Qupe built the airy, modern winery they share in the middle of Bien Nacido vineyard and within a few years succeeded in putting Santa Barbara on the winemaking map. Jims wines continue to combine Burgundian sensibility with Californian style. Having always bought fruit from carefully selected sites and vineyards, Jim was finally able to buy land and plant his very own vines in 1997. The fruits of this development can now be appreciated in the intensely mineral and focused Santa Barbara Chardonnay as well as the sublimely scented and juicy Santa Maria Pinot Noir. Burgundian in sensibility but with California style is one way of describing Jim Clendenen's Chardonnays - structure and restraint melded with bountiful opulence is another. In the glass, buttery brioche marries with tropical fruits in an irresistible elixir that will leave the bottle drained before you know it. Try it with turbot for a match of delicacy and richness.

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