Au Bon Climat

$24.00750ml

Serve a ripe, yet solidly balanced Chardonnay with richly sauced dishes.

Pair with lobster ravioli in a creamy parmesan-tomato sauce

veal scallopini with lemon and capers

or skate in brown butter.

Eyes:

Straw Yellow

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, citrus fruits, stone fruits, vanilla

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, lemon, pear, pineapple

Pre-law in the mid-70's, a year abroad in Burgundy shifted the career focus for Jim Clendenen, the "Mind Behind" Au Bon Climat and one of the leading winemakers in not only the Santa Barbara style, but in Cal-Itals and this, his opulent, benchmark, well-defined, complex yet accessible Burgundian-styled Chardonnay. Awfully nice guy, as well.