Au Bon Climat Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard 2019 Historic Vineyard Collection

- 94 Parkers WINE ADVOCATE, Erin Brooks: „Pale ruby-garnet, the 2019 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard has singular aromas of wild strawberries and blackberries with nuances of allspice, dried flowers, citrus peel and autumn leaves. The palate is light-bodied and fresh with an alluring flourish of spices, delicate, transparent fruits and a long, graphite-laced finish.“
Drink Date: 2021-2028

- 93 Punkte, Wine Enthusiast, Matt Kettmann: „A light shade of rusty ruby in the glass, this bottling from the historic vineyard begins with aromas of sandalwood, crushed slate and red-plum skin. Tart cranberry flavors show on the sip, where rose petal, tea leaves and light pepper spice adds elegant complexity.“

- 92+ Punkte JEB DUNNUCK: „Moving to the reds, lots of ripe berry fruits, new leather, dried herbs, and some earthy nuances emerge from the 2019 Pinot Noir Sanford & Benedict Vineyard, a medium-bodied, chiseled, focused Pinot Noir offering medium-bodied richness, present tannins, and good length. It's going to benefit from a couple of years in the cellar, but this terrific, complex, savory Pinot Noir will unquestionably keep for over a decade.“ Drinking window: 2022-2033

-17 Punkte, Jancis Robinson: „Ripe redcurrant and cranberry fruit, stemmy and fragrant with milk chocolate and fresh herbal complexity. Very Pinot, very California – all that pristine fruit, well-handled oak and a long iodine finish.“