Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict other_regions_italy at least today

at least today

This doesn’t have the style of the Bousselots but it’s appealing in its way

There is really lovely detail to the refined yet muscular and powerful medium-bodied flavors that possess plenty of minerality on the firmly structured and youthfully austere finish

complex and highly persistent finish

Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict other_regions_italy at least todayThe 2017 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard is a singular, gorgeous wine, made from the second set of vines planted on the site, with about 50% whole cluster. "The really old vines are planted east west, so I don't like those," says Jim Clendenen. "We don't use much whole cluster anymore, but that's what gives this its spice." Pale to medium ruby, it has a nose of perfumed red and black cherries, star anise and tree bark, feeling a touch