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Bonny Doon le Cigare Volant 2000

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2000 Vintage

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Winery:
Bonny Doon Vineyard
Varietal:
Rhône Blend
Region:
USA > California > Central Coast
Type:
Red Wine
Drink Dates:
Drink Now
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User Tags:  fruit, smooth, drink now, blend, spice, juicy, ericaceae, cherry, tobacco, dried 


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Rhone Blends are generally based on Grenache, though some blends may be predominantly Syrah or Mourvedre. The fact that these wines are blends gives the winemakers unusual flexibility in creating a finished wine. In the Southern Rhone Valley of France the styles can range from light, fruity, soft Cotes du Rhone to big, bold, age worthy Chateaunuef-du-pape. This blend is also very popular in Australia and the United States where they frequently go by the Moniker GSM (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre) and exhibit the rich, bold fruit that both countries are famous for.

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Wine Skinny

Juicy red berry and concentrated cherry fruit flavors are smooth and easy to enjoy in this Rhone blend. Medium-bodied structure and tannins. Picks up exotic spice and milk chocolate on the finish. Ready to drink now and over the next three or four years.


 

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A little bit of a stylistic departure for Bonny Doon. Since I have been hanging out with Patrick Ducournau, I have learned the mantra: I will fear no tannin. Cigare has always been fruit-driven (in the Australian parlance) and usually has had the soft, plush texture of the upholstery one finds in a vintage Citroën. We have upped the ante and given the wine a little more grip, more conjones, if you will. I think that in doing so, we have enchanced this Cigares ability to age. Varietal composition: 40.2% Grenache, 39.5% Syrah, 13.6% Cinsault, 6.7% Mourvedre.


 

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Rating: 90/100 - As reviewed by Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar on Nov-02


 

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Rating: 87/100 - As reviewed by Wine Spectator on 10/15/02


 

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