Au Bon Climat

• October 2015

  Au Bon Climat, most any bottling I've had in recent years, is way overrated. It had a place in Santa Barbara winemaking history, but now almost always hits me as flat, far-too-monochromatic with no integrated depth, murky and flabby. Interesting in the '90s, so-so at the millenium, boring over the past 10 years has been my experience. Certainly ... Read More

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• October 2015

  I thought the Au Bon Climat would show much better, but it was squarely in the lower half, and a contender for worst wine. The first wine tasted was the A to Z Oregon Pinot which showed clean and fresh, but with little depth and personality. The '12 Billard-Gonnet from Burgundy was very much the same, it showed a bit weedy, fresh, but uninterest... Read More

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• October 2015

  Curious where you guys place the Au Bon Climat. Read More

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• October 2015

  So in my line of work--some of you know that I'm a criminal defense attorney in the Bay Area--we don't often cross paths with the winemakers of the bay area.  But every now and then a case shows up in court that involves the wine world.  Two have attracted my attention this month.  The first involves Donkey and Goat, a hip winery in Berkeley tha... Read More

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  September 2015

  Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Santa Barbara County 2013

  Snoothrank:

  Bright, strawberry, smooth easy drinking. I like! Read More

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• August 2015

  v v, the Golden State looks forward to hosting you, again.I assume you know ... for in-town visits would be Au Bon Climat, Jaffurs and Vogelzang.Santa Ynez and Lompoc are a short hour's drive to the north.  That is, in my opinion, the most productive turf for you.  Jon, has, of course already provided some excellent ideas.  To that I would sug... Read More

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• August 2015

  Al, Von's is a brand of Safeway.  Safeway was merged into ... the ... the Walmart does not carry Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara County Chardonnay.  I guess I'll have to check Alberson's and Haggen's to see if I owe you.And to let you know where I sit on the car thrift/status thing, I drive a Honda Civic and Peggy drives an Infiniti QX50.  I reall... Read More

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• August 2015

  This might be the quintessential (5th Element) supermarket wine.  I think ... ... Haggen's. Au Bon Climat and Jim Clendenen are very important entries in the history of California Central Coast wine.  This Chardonnay is quite light on the tongue with some flavors of peach and, maybe, papaya.  Very easy on the oak--definitely not a vanilla but... Read More

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  August 2015

  Au Bon Climat Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2013

  Snoothrank:

  Quite pale yellow color. Very light on the nosesome fruit flavors of melon, peach. On the tongue a the fruitiness of a tart peach jumps out. Perhaps some earthiness. Very light touch on the oakno buttery vanilla in this one--makes me wonder if it even was oaked. Very light in body. That and refreshing tartness makes this one a very good sum... Read More

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• May 2015

  The oil spill is, I'm guessing, about 20 miles north of downtown Santa ... ... that the best of that lot is Au Bon Climat--which is a darned good winery and is historically important to the area's wine industry.  Theoretically, you can stay in downtown Santa Barbara, which is a pretty cosmopolitan city, and drive to Lompoc/Santa Ynez in about ... Read More

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