30 Yrs in the Shed with Bob at Bien Nacido Pinot Noir
⏳ Drinking Window
2022 - 2032
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted duck, wild mushroom risotto, seared salmon
✨ Technical Specifications
This special bottling is a heartfelt tribute to one of the Central Coast's most enduring winemaking friendships. In 1989, Jim Clendenen of Au Bon Climat and Bob Lindquist of Qupé built a winemaking facility on the historic Bien Nacido Vineyard in the Santa Maria Valley. Affectionately dubbed 'the shed,' this simple metal building served as their shared creative sanctuary for three decades. To celebrate thirty years of cohabitation, shared barrels, and mutual inspiration, Jim crafted this limited-edition Pinot Noir. Sourced from the legendary Bien Nacido Vineyard, the wine is made using classic Burgundian techniques, including open-top fermentation and aging in fine Francois Frères French oak barrels. It beautifully captures the cool-climate terroir of the Santa Maria Valley, offering a complex profile of bright red berries, savory dried herbs, and elegant earthy undertones.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1982 by the visionary late winemaker Jim Clendenen and Adam Tolmach, Au Bon Climat is situated in the cool-climate expanse of the Santa Maria Valley in Santa Barbara County, California. Operating out of the acclaimed Bien Nacido Vineyard, the winery forged an international reputation by championing restraint, balance, and classical Burgundian traditions long before cool-climate California viticulture entered the mainstream. Driven by early harvesting, indigenous fermentations, and meticulous French oak aging, Au Bon Climat crafts structured, age-worthy wines distinguished by high natural acidity and moderate alcohol levels. The estate is celebrated globally for its expressive site-specific and reserve bottlings of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, including iconic signature labels such as Knox Alexander, Isabelle, and Nuits-Blanches au Bouge.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Pinot Noir
🍷 Alcohol By Volume (ABV)
13.5%