A sophisticated, classically styled California Chardonnay. The buttery, creamy palate has tangy ripe fruits, mineral notes, and elegant balance.
Winemaker Jim Clendenon abandoned a career in law after falling in love with French wine and food during a trip abroad in the 1970s. He has since become one of the most important modern American winemakers. Jim is known for his early championing of the Santa Barbara region, and also for his pioneering winemaking style that respects old-world tradition, but does not betray its American roots. Focused mainly on producing fresh, textural Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, Au Bon Climat, or ‘well-exposed vineyard’, sources fruit from some of the most well-regarded vineyards on the Central Coast. Vineyards that are sustainably, if not organically, farmed. The 2018 SB County Chardonnay is the 35th release of this iconic wine. The fruit comes from plantings that average 25 years of age. It is hand-harvested, whole-cluster pressed, and fermented in barr
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.
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...
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