2017 Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Bien Nacido Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (5) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  6/25/2023 - Carib Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Alas, I only have one bottle of this little gem. Drank over the course of four days, and it only got better and better. Day three -- "what the heck"; day 4 -- "holy cow". Notes of cherry and oak, cigar box, wet stone, Spring. Wine maker Jim Clendenen, alas no longer with us.

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  8/23/2022 - SARED Likes this wine:

  Refreshing red fruit. Two days later this wine cleared up its cotton candy with a more serious wine. Enjoyable in both stages and good QPR.
  
  Nose: cherry liquor, whiff of cotton candy, orange peel
  Palate: med+ acidity, red cherry, red strawberry/raspberry. kiss of sweetness. medium bodied. lighter bodied, yet slightly oily texture. very slight clear alcohol perceptible on the palate and finish. With more air, cherry pit flavors come out on the finish. Light tannins. Medium finish.
  
  In a boston round, I didn’t think the wine would last. But two days later, it clarified the fruit, lost the cotton candy and maintained balanced acids. 90+

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  11/24/2021 - Dan Gould Likes this wine: 92 Points

  Almost fragile. Cranberries, rose water, and dusty dried earth. Almost like a middle eastern pastry.

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  12/6/2020 - Michal A Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Decent, not my favorite but it is a quality wine with most of the pinot noir characteristic. Red fruit, strawberry. Not too much else and quite strong tannins. Not sure if this needs more time.

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  11/29/2020 - PatRam Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Really good, will buy again

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