About Clendenen Family Vineyards
Clendenen Family Vineyards carries the English-heritage family surname of Jim Clendenen — the legendary Santa Barbara County winemaker who co-founded Au Bon Climat in 1982 and whose personal family label establishes a separate identity for his most personal winemaking projects. Jim Clendenen's decades of Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir production give the family label unusual depth of terroir knowledge.
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Clendenen Family VineyardsClendenen Family Vineyards carries the English-heritage family surname of Jim Clendenen — the legendary Santa Barbara County winemaker who co-founded Au Bon Climat in 1982 and whose personal family label establishes a separate identity for his most personal winemaking projects.
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Jim Clendenen's decadesJim Clendenen's decades of Santa Barbara County Pinot Noir production give the family label unusual depth of terroir knowledge.
"Jim Clendenen's 2000 Santa Maria Valley Clendenen-English-heritage-Au-Bon-Climat-founder Pinot Noir estate"
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Featured Wines
Pinot Noir
Santa Maria Valley Pinot Noir
Santa Maria Valley / Clendenen Estate
Clendenen's English-heritage-Au-Bon-Climat-founder-family Santa Maria Pinot — Jim Clendenen's personal label from the master winemaker's most intimate projects.
Estate
★★★★☆
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Santa Maria Valley / Clendenen Estate
Clendenen Family Vineyards' founder-personal Chardonnay — the Au Bon Climat winemaker's family label white wine from Santa Maria Valley estate sources.
Estate
★★★★☆
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Book on Tock →Clendenen Family Appointment
Appointment with the English-heritage-Au-Bon-Climat-founder-family Santa Maria Valley boutique — Clendenen Family Vineyards Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.
From $25
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