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Red
2018 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County
Pinot Noir
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Santa Barbara County
Label borrowed from 2017
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Label borrowed from 2019
Community Tasting Notes 65
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Cheesybee Likes this wine: 91 points
December 26, 2023 - Pale ruby in the glass. Needs a good hour or so decanted to give some air and to open up. Nose - strawberry, raspberry, some earthiness. Taste - light to medium-bodied, elegant, very smooth red berry: ripe strawberry, cranberry, some mushroom and subtle potting shed. This is just excellent drinking now. A treat with Boxing Day cold cuts.
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OldHick95 Likes this wine: 90 points
June 22, 2023 - Came out of the bottle very tight, but bloomed in tje glass. Over-ripe strawberry, plum and potting soil flavors. Light-bodied, there is juicy acidity on the finish with a very slight bitterness which helped it hold up to food.
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SteCru1. Likes this wine: 91 points
June 1, 2023 - 5 year old and perfect. Good taste and good price. Very very good qpr.
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MTH1983 Likes this wine: 87 points
March 25, 2023 - Came together nicely after decanting for a couple of hours. Nicely balanced smooth red fruits with strawberries and raspberries to the fore and a back note of cranberries. A decent amount of earthiness to it as well. All very enjoyable.
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Panegyric Likes this wine: 89 points
August 6, 2022 - Medium- dark ruby. Medium intense nose of ripe dark cherries, raspberries, some strawberries, some earthy horse stable, blackberries, some hibiscus, some thyme and pomegranate.
Palate similar. Fresh acidity, all the while it also has plenty of ripe fruit. Some black pepper in there also.
Medium body, medium acidity and light tannins.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2018
- Type Red
- Producer Au Bon Climat
- Varietal Pinot Noir
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Santa Barbara County
- UPC Codes 3380820058625, 5010493049238, 850755000042, 912242771870
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 495 (32%)
- Consumed 1,035 (68%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
Boxing Day cold cuts, Chark, cold meats, Fågel, Grillad eller stekt lax, Indiskt, Lamm, Ljust kött, Pasta med tomatsås, rabbitWho Likes This Wine
93% Like It 75 votes
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- ProducerAu Bon Climat
- VarietyPinot Noir
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
- AppellationSanta Barbara County
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