Clendenen Family Vineyards
Clendenen Family Vineyards
Bien Nacido Estate Plantings Petit Verdot 2016
Clendenen Family Vineyards
Santa Barbara County Grenache Gris 2021
Golden straw in the glass. The wine is youthful with aromas of ripe red apple, fresh sage, and sunflowers. Medium body with a semi-lucious lanolin quality, medium acidity. Lingering finish. Unfaulted wine of superior quality. — 2 years ago
Jim Clendenen
Estate Bottled Au Bon Climat La Bauge Au-dessus Pinot Noir 2015
The first day of opening this wine it was harsh and stuffy. I was not impressed. However, on the second day, this wine opened up and became very light and flavorful - a juicy Pinot Noir of jammy cherry and berries. — 4 years ago
Clendenen Family Vineyards
Rancho La Cuna Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir 2016
A big Pinot. The bottle is laughably huge and heavy. Needs time to open up. Still can age another 10. — 2 months ago
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Rancho La Cuna Grenache 2020
Uber ripe cherries verging on turning with full up front flavor and a crisp finish with garrigue for sure and as it opened. — 3 months ago
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Bien Nacido Estate Plantings Rosé Mondeuse 2019
Big fan, eat with anything off the grill — 5 years ago
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Le Bon Climat Chardonnay 2012
My first Clendenen Family Vineyards bottling.
It opens with apricot, baked apple, pear, and jasmine, unfolding into light vanilla, lemon curd, grapefruit zest, and just the slightest hint of Sherry. On the palate it’s warm and plush with lively acidity. Compared to ABC typically more mineral-edged style, this bottling feels more opulent, with greater emphasis on texture, offering a fuller expression while still carrying Jim Clendenen’s hallmark balance.
What a treat! — 2 months ago
Clendenen Family Vineyards
Rancho La Cuna Chenin Blanc 2021
Excellent freshness and complexity. Med+ acidity, med body, and wonderful tones of Bosc pear, white peaches, and the most subtle nuttiness. Confirmed on the palate. Clean finish with a corsage of white flowers. Drink now or hold for another three years. — 2 years ago
Au Bon Climat
Nuits-Blanches au Bouge Estate Bottled Santa Maria Valley Chardonnay 2015
N: Lemons, ginger, banana peel, very fresh, like a just passed thunderstorms sun. You can smell the oak, but it’s like a ghost in the background.
P:Lemon custard, ever so light, creamy,tart, long finish, slight wood. He was really talented.
R.I.P. Jim Clendenen
If served this “ blind”, very few would peg it as a Cali Chard. A stylistic response to criticism of previous, over the top Chards.
With time and air, some flinty mineral goodness appears along with the sensation of citrus pith. — 4 years ago
Jenks
Bien Nacido PV from Au Bon Climate. — 11 days ago