Community Tasting Notes 16

• Peter Spijker Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 21, 2023 - On the nose, this was super floral, fruity and elegant. On the palate, this showed quite some vanilla still after opening up, but it was elegant, quite feminine and fruit forward. Perhaps a tad sweet, showing its new world heritage.

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• ekaikz Likes this wine: 89 points

  March 17, 2023 - May need time to age, good but not as good as at the winery. Earthy and a but acidic, but overall smooth.

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• grapenomad wrote: 94 points

  December 19, 2022 - Tasted blind, guessed everything down to the producer. Au Bon Climat is really a legend of US Pinot Noir, the style being so distinct, it's beautiful. Deep ruby in the glass. At first, there are some sweet aromas of raspberry, cola, dark cherry. As the wine opens up, I start getting more earthy characteristics, complemented by florals and even some stemmy character. Body is full for a Pinot Noir, but I wouldn't say ripe. It has some muscular structure while still retaining its elegance and grace. Stunning complexity even at this stage, but I think this will be a beast with aging. Damn good wine, sad we only had one bottle.

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• AB16 Likes this wine: 94 points

  December 19, 2022 - Consistent notes. Keeps getting better

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• AB16 Likes this wine: 94 points

  June 12, 2022 - Similar notes to one year ago. I love this wine And think it will continue to Age beautifully

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2017
• Type Red
• Producer Au Bon Climat
• Varietal Pinot Noir
• Designation Isabelle
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion n/a
• Appellation California

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• Pending Delivery 12 (2%)
• In Cellars 334 (68%)
• Consumed 148 (30%)

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