2009 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Maria Valley

Community Tasting Notes (14) Avg Score: 88.5 points

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  6/29/2020 - Will Devize wrote: flawed

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  9/10/2018 - Will Brambley Likes this wine: 88 Points

  Very nice once it had time to open. More towards a typical Burgundy than most Californian Pinot Noirs, with more minerality and less fruit. Unsure if I'd pay the price tag for it, though good Pinot always seems to cost a fair bit, and in that context I certainly wouldn't call it overpriced.

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  7/25/2015 - Will Devize wrote: 91 Points

  This is more creamy Cote d'Or than jammy California. Has lovely purity and lifted sweet currants on the finish. A very consistent, linear palate which give the impression of great structural integrity. This is effortlessly charming whilst having a rock-solid, high pedigree feel. I'm fascinated to see where this will be in a decade.

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  4/9/2014 - davestenton wrote:

  Theatre of Wine Pinot Noir Tasting (Theatre of Wine, Tufnell Park): There’s a slightly caustic aroma - VA maybe? - alongside the strawberry fruit. Palate is very ripe with much purer fruit than the nose suggests. Slightly syrupy finish though. And, again, slight alcohol burn.

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  12/21/2013 - Too much practice. Likes this wine: 87 Points

  Needed an hour to settle down and integrate, for tannins to soften. But very good. Nothing thin about this, it's a proper wine, with the depth and juiciness of a bigger wine. Quite capable of handling bigger foods. It's not the smoothest, it has a slight rustic feel to it. Slightly fatty nose. That delicious back sweetness. After 90 minutes, this is irresistible. Buy again?

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