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2014 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Ynez Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 5
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Dino’s Lodge Likes this wine: 92 points
October 3, 2021 - Pours a beautiful translucent garnet color. Nose is violets and cherry. Taste is a dry sour cherry jam and a nice Christmas spice cake with hints of Tobacco and forest moss. Drinking wonderfully now. Enjoy!
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MattMauldin Likes this wine: 93 points
September 18, 2021 - Translucent, light ruby color with clear edges and bright highlights. Fresh pomegranate & cherry fruit on the nose, with hibiscus florals, steeped tea leaves, fresh thyme, clove & sandalwood. Richly layered and succulent on the palate, showing expressive fruit and seamless secondary layers, grounding the earlier notes from the nose with a touch of earth & mushroom. Elegant, generous density on the mid-palate, with integrated lifting acidity. Finishes with round fleshy tannins, and lingering high-toned savory depth. Beautifully integrated, still very young.
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Stephen.Somm Likes this wine: 91 points
May 8, 2020 - Pale ruby. Aromas of forest floor and dark cherry. The dry palate features notes of blackberry, strawberry, dark cherry, spice, and earth. Alcohol medium, tannins medium, acid medium+
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MikeJK Likes this wine: 92 points
July 5, 2019 - Fragrant, cool climate, red berry fruit on the m(+) intense nose. Seems to be whole cluster component but does not result in undesirable ‘candy’ aromas. Palate is balanced. Ripe stems are integrated. Winemaking notes mention time in new French oak but only adds complexity to nose... was not obvious to me. Enjoyable now but perfume will develop with more time in bottle.
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Ultimatewinekick_Andreas wrote: 91 points
April 22, 2017 - Beautiful nose with fresh red fruit from raspberries and some strawberries but also some darker fruit from blackberries. Some sandy and rather grippy tannins combined with a nice cool acidity on the palate where we also get some oak notes and pepper. This is a very nice Pinot Noir with beautiful fruit and nice structure, but it will need some more time for the oak to integrate.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2014
- Type Red
- Producer Au Bon Climat
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard Sanford & Benedict Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Ynez Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 39 (28%)
- Consumed 98 (72%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerAu Bon Climat
- VarietyPinot Noir
- VineyardSanford & Benedict Vineyard
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Ynez Valley
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