2017 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (8) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  10/19/2023 - varun01 wrote: 92 Points

  PnP through aerator. Light ruby with tiny amount of bricking? Strawberry and clove bouquet, some vanilla. Extremely long and delicate on palate. 13.5% doesn’t show at all to me. Probably at peak.

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  10/7/2022 - Neras Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Austere to start with. However, with air and time (couple of hours) it gains weight and dept. Last sip was certainly the most enjoyable.

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  6/19/2022 - FrbC wrote: 91 Points

  Strawberry, smoke, some menthol, vanilla, maybe some leather and clove on the nose.
  Medium- body, sweet strawberry, some tartness, earthiness and nice slightly bitter, slightly tannic finish. This has a surprisingly long taste.

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  5/7/2022 - MagnusBjorkman Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Läckert komplex Cali-pinot från ABC bjuder nos med jordgubbar, tjära, apelsinskal och lite spritighet. I gommen samsas jordgubbar, mentol, sandelträ, ingefära, kanel och pomerans toppat av en najs bitterhet i avslutet. Oväntat kraftfull för sina 13,5%, men samtidigt vilar ändå en lätthet över de sista klunkarna.

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  5/7/2022 - lozatron Likes this wine:

  ABC with the "Running" Club (Leafy West London): Hmmm. On the nose - some spiciness, maybe even a whiff of gingerbread. On the palate - that complexity is there, there's a savouriness to it. Really long finish. Usually my enjoyment of NW pinot noir is really just a function of how burgundian it is but this was a bit special, in spite of most clearly being not burgundian at all. My #3 WOTN.

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