Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict other_regions 50% Pinot Noir from Montagne

50% Pinot Noir from Montagne de Reims and Vallée de la Marne

indeed seamless and comes across as more compact yet also more powerful

This too is a large-scaled wine that is surprisingly dense in the context of the vintage with beautifully pure fruit

it will also require several years of bottle age to come together

Au Bon Climat, Pinot Noir Sanford Benedict other_regions 50% Pinot Noir from MontagneThe 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