Au Bon Climat Pinot Gris Pinot Blanc, Santa Barbara County 2022

Citrus and a flinty minerality combine with leesy complexity on the palate

Au Bon Climat sources fruit from several of the most highly regarded vineyards on the Central Coast
This wine combines the citrus fruit of Pinot Gris with the flinty minerality of Pinot Blanc
Lemon and lime notes are contrasted with a fuller, more textured palate from lees ageing.
Light red meats, charcuterie and strongly flavoured smoked fish.
Founded in 1982, Au Bon Climat produces internationally-acclaimed wines grown in California's Santa Barbara County

Grape variety: Pinot Gris(Pinot Grigio), Pinot Blanc
Vintage: 2022
Type/Colour: White
Alcohol: 13.5%
Bottle Size: 75cl
Group: California
Organic: Yes
Sustainable: Yes

"The wine was first blended to showcase the energy of early picked Pinot Gris combined with the minerality and texture of Pinot Blanc. A fresh picked white that shows careful and precise winemaking - excellent". Jamie Goode

Founded in 1982, Au Bon Climat (which means "a well-exposed vineyard") produces internationally-recognized Pinot Noir & Chardonnay from grapes grown in California's Santa Barbara County. Located at the foot of one of California's most rated vineyards, Bien Nacido in the Santa Maria Valley, one of the finest sites in California, ideal for the production of the refined, Burgundian style of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir to which Jim so aspires, ABC, as it is more commonly referred to, has won universal acclaim for its wines thanks to Jim 'Wild Boy' Clendenen, its winemaker and owner. He regards Burgundy as the benchmark to which he should aspire and buys clones of Pinot Noir from Burgundy in a bid to replicate as closely as possible the restraint and finesse of the wines from that region. his wines combine the minerally precision and grace of Burgundy with the flair of the West Coast.