Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Volant 2021

An American spin on a Rhone blend, of which the slight Petit Syrah addition gives it a distinctive identity

Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), Syrah (Shiraz), Cinsault, and Petit Syrah (Durif)

$52.00

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Red Fruit, Floral, Pepper / Spice, and Preserved Fruit, Sweet Spice

BODY: Medium +
DRYNESS: Very Dry
ACIDITY: Medium +
TANNIN: Medium
ALCOHOL (%): High (More than 14%)

Origin: California (Napa, Sonoma, Russian River Valley & More), United States of America

Grape Varietals:
Grenache (Garnacha, Cannonau), Syrah (Shiraz), Cinsault, and Petit Syrah (Durif)

Winemaking:

Maturation: 7-12 Months Oak Barrels

Awards:

WESTERN FOOD PAIRING
Beef brasato, quail eggs with winter vegetables, hare in pepper sauce

ASIAN FOOD PAIRING
Soy marinated quail eggs, Lor Ark, Chinese braised beef

Bonny Doon Vineyard

Randall Grahm started Bonny Doon with a vision of replicating Burgundy in California, but quickly changes to create distinctive & original wines with inspiration from the Rhone varietals. The first to popularize Rhone grapes & screwcaps in California

Description

Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Volant 2021

In 1954, the village council of Chateauneuf-du-Pape was quite perturbed and apprehensive that flying saucers or "flying cigares" might do damage to their vineyards, were they to land therin. So right-thinking men all, they passed an ordinance prohibiting the landing of flying saucers or flying cigares in their vineyards. The ordinance further states that flying saucers or flying cigares that did land were to be taken immediately to the pound.

Vineyard artwork from 1855 edition of "Bordeaux Chateaux" . Spaceship courtesy of Jules Verne circa 1870.

Grape Varietals & Region; A full bodied, robust red blend of 65% Grenache, 18% Syrah, 15% Cinsault, 2% Petite Sirah. The fruit comes from a blend of vineyards across the Central Coast of California, USA, predominantly in the Monterey region, where the

Taste Profile: Fragrant with bright cherry, nutmeg, anise, cracked pepper and toasty oak spice aromas. Brilliant on the palate with ripe dark cherry, raspberry, grilled herbs, anise, black pepper and baking spice flavours climate is relatively warm but tempered by cool, coastal winds, allowing the regions in Monterey County an exceptionally long growing season

Elegant & Structured Reds

From Barolo to Bordeaux, these wines are steeped in tradition. The style covers a broad spectrum of flavor profiles, but tend to be elegant and structured and can be cellared for a long time.

These wines often have savoury tones of earth, bell pepper, tobacco, cassis, and are often medium to full bodied, with long finish & structured palattes