Au Bon Climat Santa Barbara County Chardonnay

The palate is bright, balanced, and quietly creamy, opening with lemon zest, white peach, and green apple lifted by fresh, medium‑plus acidity that gives the wine its signature ABC tension. Texture is silky with gentle creaminess, showing restrained oak that adds shape without heaviness. The mid‑palate brings grapefruit pith, almond, light brioche, and a subtle flinty‑smoky note, adding savoury depth beneath the citrus‑stone fruit. The finish is clean, long, and mineral‑edged, leaving citrus peel, peach skin, and a soft nutty‑flinty echo.