Au Bon Climat, Santa Barbara County Chardonnay 2021
Stunning Chardonnay that is very much in the Burgundian form, this is not the typical, full-on Chardonnay experience that the US has proffered before - this is powerful, but also elegant and complex with refinement and balance, which represent the very essence of this winery's ideals.
Flinty, stony aromas couch notes of clove and nutmeg before citrus and stone fruit aromas develop and shine on the palate. The intensity of the wine is lively and electric, so that it remains "light on its feet", making it perfect to match food and never overpower it. Made with full malo-lactic fermentation, it is as good as it gets in terms of provenance, coming from some of the most-sought-after vineyards in the Central Coast.
$37.40