Eric Urbani

9.0

Fab new offering from Jim Clenenden. Almost clear in the glass belies fine acid and balance. 2018 vintage. — 4 years ago

David L

9.4

Au Bon Climat 2014 Isabelle Pinot Noir
This is best-barrel bottling by Jim Clendenen, named after his daughter.
Medium body. Ripe cherry, very ripe raspberry, black licorice, sweet spices. Mouth-cleansing acidity. Drinking for another 5 + years. Drinking like it’s a premier league PN😉 — 4 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.3

Damn! Velvety body, baking spices, long finish with caramel notes and bright acidity to balance it — 5 years ago

Narun P

9.0

100% Chardonnay

Medium straw color. Fresh, clear, and transparent.

Sophisticated bouquet showing more restrained fruit profile backed up by clear stone-y/minerally characters.

Structurally, this wine is not as robust as the Los Alamos bottling tasted alongside of it. Med to med low acidity, med body (13.5 abv), dry. Reserved fruit profile of Asian pear and yellow apple. A hint of oak spices such as thyme and cilantro. Pronounced mineral, almost saline notes.

This bottling is rather flat when compared with the Los Alamos. Jim Clendenen said he intentionally made this in a "non-fruit" style that he prefers. Need at least 7 years before this is ready for business. 90+. — 7 years ago

Amanda Cripe

9.5

The Clendenen Family has yet to fail me! My new favorite Chardonnay next to Rombauer...dare I say it's a tie? Light butter note balanced with medium acid, pear, with an ever so slight taste of river stone at the end of a long delicate finish. We had this with cod, freekeh, and a spicy tomato pepper sauce. It's perfect! — 8 years ago

with Leora

David James

10

Au Bon Climat legend Jim Clendenen knocks it out of the park with this supple, seductively textured Cabernet. Definitely some Pinot like elegance but delivers a smooth medium bodied finish. — 8 years ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.0

Partnership w/Jim Clendenen at Au Bon Climat. Barbara Barham & Richard Mendelsohn planted 5 acres of Pinot on Lala Panzi Ranch in the RRV. They had similar visions on Pinot’s & thus led to this partnership. Aged in predominately new Allier & Vosges wood. Aromas of berry fruits with dusty earthy nose. On the palate, berry flavors come forth with hints of tea & spice. Medium+ length, fine tannins, ending with earthy mushroom character, it was good, lost its luster, at its prime now! — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.0

Took a long time to open up but then, v nice — 5 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.3

Fifth and last bottle of the 1992 over the past seven years, and all have shown well. Red fruits, spice, earth and still relatively fresh. Thought this wine fit the loose theme of Scythian/Nomadic wines since it was an Oregon Pinot made by a Santa Barbara winemaker (Jim Clendenen). Had the privilege of pouring this for @Rajat Parr at the event, not knowing that Jim was his winemaking mentor. A fun, entertaining and educational evening last week! — 5 years ago

Leslie McCoy

9.5

Smooth and balanced. Light tannins that build. Seriously one of the most balanced wines I’ve had. Another great from Jim Clendenen. — 6 years ago

Steve Anderson

9.2

Clear, bright ruby. Slightest hint of brett, some earth and sous bois. Spice, and a bit too tart cherry on initial pour, but tartness subsided with air. Excellent on night two. Still pretty fresh at 16+ years. From Santa Barbara's Jim Clendenen. — 7 years ago

Meg McCall

8.9

Syrah blend to cap off the bachelorette weekend. Smoky spice with a long finish. — 8 years ago

Tommy Fogarty

Owner Thomas Fogarty Winery

9.4

Rock f'ing solid. — 8 years ago

Roberto Carli

9.2

Sour cherry with some ripeness, but good acidity and still relatively light on its feet. Medium body with some tannins — 4 years ago

Eric Urbani

9.3

This 2015 is just gorgeous — 5 years ago

Stephen Long

8.9

Cherries and spice. Opened up after about 30 minutes in a decanter — 5 years ago

with Brooke

Rob B

9.1

Jim Clendenen & Emeril Lagasse dinner through the Triangle Wine Experience - great magnum — 6 years ago

Paulo Faria

9.2

Love the 2008 vintage — 7 years ago

Sarah O'Kelley

9.2

This + this = yum! Even with eight years on it and this wine taste fresh and youthful. Would be very interesting to taste again in another eight years! Love clendenen wines! — 8 years ago

Andrew Crane

9.0

Great on a hot day — 8 years ago

with Sarah