Description
Clendenen Family Vineyards ‘Bricco Buon Natale’ Santa Maria Valley Nebbiolo 2013
Jim Clendenen (Au Bon Climat) started this label in 2000 from family tended vineyards as a project in which his then wife, Morgan and his kids Isabelle and Knox could make as a family. The grapes are vinified in a highly personal, very traditional and patient fashion. The resulting wines are unique in California, and are very distinctive.
Jim Clendenen graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara, with High Honors in Pre-Law in 1976. It was during his “junior year abroad” in 1974, while turning 21 in France, that he discovered life beyond tacos. After graduation, a one month stay in both Burgundy and Champagne convinced him to attempt a career in wine rather than continue on to law school.