2005 Au Bon Climat Hildegard

Community Tasting Notes (4) Avg Score: 91.4 points

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  5/29/2019 - Klugi Wine wrote:

  I refrain from a rating, since Hildegard is in serious decline by now. Still good structure with citrusy acidity. The bouquet is missing freshness and has some firn. Should be enjoyed within the first 5-10 years of its life.

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  1/4/2014 - Klugi Wine wrote: 92 Points

  A nose of cookie dough, almond, butter and some tropical fruits (ripe mango). On the palate the wine offers crisp acidity, a medium long midpalate. Altogether its quite full-bodied and has still refreshing qualities. I would drink it over the next couple years, where it should stay at this very good level.

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  8/10/2010 - Edclr wrote: 92 Points

  Love this wine. Have fooled many people with the grapes, but the wine sings. Great acidity, but still a soft mouthfeel. Jim Clendenin introduced it to us at the winery out of magnum.

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  4/26/2010 - winetennis wrote: 88 Points

  This is a blend of 55% Pinot Gris, 40% Pinot Blanc and 5% Aligote. The immediate impact, on the nose, is a OAK, with minor notes of apple and almond, but too attenuated to offer a sizeable impact. OK, I do get a freshly baked cake aroma, wow. The overripe Gris and PB show in the initial finish, then get pushed aside as the oak influence emerges. Overall a very dynamic wine, it gets its complexity from many moving parts (several varietal constituents). OK, but watch your price to get a seat at this performance.

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