Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict Vintage:2017 (87-90)/2014+

(87-90)/2014+

some of the baby fat has begun to melt away

600 cases made

tangerine peel and spice

There is also excellent volume and solid mid-palate concentration to the rich

Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict Vintage:2017 (87-90)/2014+The 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