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Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2023

Name: Chardonnay Santa Barbara County 2023
Brand: Au bon climat
Price: 34.60 EUR
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The entry-level Au Bon Climat Chardonnay that drinks like a mini-Burgundy. Fruit from across Santa Barbara County gives ripe but beautifully balanced character.

€ 34,60

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About this wine

The 2023 Santa Barbara County Chardonnay is a classic snapshot of Au Bon Climat’s house style: moderate alcohol, bright acidity and subtle, old-world oak. Sourced from several cool sites in Santa Barbara County, it shows ripe citrus, baked apple and stone fruit notes alongside hints of hazelnut, buttered toast and chalk. On the palate it is medium-bodied, fresh and nicely textured, with good depth for the level and a clean, food-friendly finish.

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Tasting Note

Galloni describes this wine as aromatic and fruit-driven, with citrus and orchard fruit, a touch of tropicality, lively acidity and a mineral-driven, finely oaked finish that overdelivers for its category.

In the glass

Clear lemon-straw.

In the nose

Lemon, baked apple and peach with hints of toasted nuts and cream.

On the palate

Medium-bodied and fresh, with citrus and apple, gentle oak spice and a clean, saline finish.

Au bon climat

Au Bon Climat, founded by Jim Clendenen, is a pioneer of Burgundy-inspired Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from California’s Central Coast. The style favours moderate ripeness, freshness and complexity over blockbuster power, with careful oak and long aging. These are classically shaped, food-friendly wines that age beautifully.

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Character of the wine

Grape Varieties

Chardonnay

Vinification

Whole-cluster pressed, barrel-fermented and aged roughly 10–12 months in mostly used French oak with full malolactic and extended lees contact.

Classification

Santa Barbara County AVA

Style

Fruity & Rounded

Aging potential

Drink now or soon

Decant Time

No decanting

Drinking Temperature

10–12 °C

Body

Medium

Conservative food pairing

Grilled fish

Funky food pairing

Thai basil shrimp

Music pairing

Pop rock

Art pairing

Modernism

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