Au Bon Climat - Oregon Pinot Noir 2019””

Au Bon Climat - Oregon Pinot Noir 2019””

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Description

Our second Oregon Pinot in the series is again sourced from the highly regarded estate vineyard of Lingua Franca in the Eola-Amity Hills of Willamette Valley. This is a dark and supple Pinot, with perfumed aromas and flavors of ripe red and dark fruits enhanced by notes of star anise and exotic spices. It deftly plays richness off elegance. The wine is Imminently drinkable, but will continue to age.

 

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Au Bon Climat

Au Bon Climat (ABC) is a leading winery in the Santa Barbara County region of California. They are the leading winery that inspired the hit movie: Sideways, due to the top quality of their Pinot Noirs. Au Bon Climat are known around the world for creating top Pinot Noir and Chardonnay - made more in a Burgundian, or traditional French-style, instead of the big and oaky wines that often come out of California.

 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Chardonnay

Chardonnay is one of the most widely planted white grape varieties in the world. It is historically home in Burgundy where it produces a more refined, mineral and poised wines all up and down the Cote de Beaune and in Chablis. Throughout the new world it gained fame in both California and Australia where it is known to produce big, rich, buttery and tropical fruit-laden white wines.

 

--------THE REGION--------

California

California is the United States of America's largest and most important wine region. It produces 90% of the USA's total production - with the fair majority of that being red wines. Since it is 'always sunny in California' it is the perfect region to grow red grapes that need a lot of heat to ripen up. This has lead to Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and an Italian grape varietal: Primitivo (Californian's call in Zinfandel) to being the most important red grapes. Chardonnay is the leading white followed by Sauvignon Blanc.