About Ancien Wines
Ancien Wines is named for the French ancien — old, of former times, the adj that names the Ancien Régime of pre-Revolutionary France. Ken Bernards's Pinot Noir and Chardonnay program declares the ancien philosophy: wine made in the character of something that predates current wine culture fashions, wine that belongs to an older tradition of elegance rather than contemporary trends toward power and extraction.
The Carneros and Napa Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay program sources from the cool maritime-influenced Carneros appellation where the daily Pacific fog creates growing conditions suited to the ancien philosophy's character. Wine Advocate has scored Ancien's Pinot Noir at 90–93 points.
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Ancien Wines isAncien Wines is named for the French ancien — old, of former times, the adj that names the Ancien Régime of pre-Revolutionary France.
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Ken Bernards's PinotKen Bernards's Pinot Noir and Chardonnay program declares the ancien philosophy: wine made in the character of something that predates current wine culture fashions, wine that belongs to an older tradition of elegance rather than contemporary trends toward power and extraction.
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The Carneros andThe Carneros and Napa Valley Pinot Noir and Chardonnay program sources from the cool maritime-influenced Carneros appellation where the daily Pacific fog creates growing conditions suited to the ancien philosophy's character.
"Ken Bernards's 1992 Napa Valley French-ancien-old-former-naming Pinot Noir and Chardonnay boutique — Ancien (French for "
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Pinot Noir
Carneros Pinot Noir
Carneros / Ancien Estate
Ancien's French-old-former-times Carneros Pinot — wine in the character of something that predates current fashion at 90–93 points.
Estate
★★★★☆
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Carneros / Ancien Estate
Ancien Wines' ancien-regime Carneros Chardonnay — the cool maritime appellation through the lens of pre-fashion wine character.
Estate
★★★★☆
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Appointment with Ken Bernards's French-old-former-times Carneros boutique — Ancien Wines Pinot Noir and Chardonnay at 90–93 points, wine that predates current fashion.
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