13.5 % Alcohol
Tasted 2014-12-27
2006 Au Bon Climat Chardonnay
Golden yellow colour, little bit of oily consistence. Aromas of honeydew honey, resin and a touch of banana in the background. On the palate at the beginning the honey dominates. After some seconds the banana comes to the foreground and remains present during the long finish.
This bottle is already a little bit over the time and confirms my past experience with this wine. A little bit disappointing compared to other Chardonnays from the same area with same age I drunk in the past. I believe Au Bon Climat can do it better. However this is moaning on high level because the wine still is a lot of fun. Especially when the right pairing food is chosen. A very interesting combination is the wine served to Turkish Spinach Pide (Ispanakli Pide). Here the spinach and white cheese bring forward some citrus notes - a very interesting combination!
Drink it now. Don't wait.