2018 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County

Community Tasting Notes (65) Avg Score: 88.6 points

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  12/26/2023 - Cheesybee Likes this wine: 91 Points

  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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  6/22/2023 - OldHick95 Likes this wine: 90 Points

  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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  6/1/2023 - SteCru1. Likes this wine: 91 Points

  5 year old and perfect. Good taste and good price. Very very good qpr.

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  3/25/2023 - MTH1983 Likes this wine: 87 Points

  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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  8/6/2022 - Panegyric Likes this wine: 89 Points

  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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