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Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant(2003)
Wine Notes: In 2003, whether due to a faulty GPS or some very funky pruning in the Hecker Pass, the Cigare temporarily drifted away from its traditional reliance on grenache as a moral tether. Here syrah and mourvèdre are dominant and they have seen fit to take grenache behind the woodshed. Of recent vintages, this is the densest. We last detoured down this track in 1995 and you can hardly quarrel with the results. The 2003 should mature along a similar trajectory, the meaty musculature of the syrah and mourvèdre providing a solid framework for the spice cake and peppery ornamentation to coalesce read more...
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April 2008
- 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: 34% Grenache, 33% Syrah, 27% Mourvedre, 2% Viognier, 2% Cinsault and 2% Carignane.
- Wine Advocate # 166
- Aug-06
- 85/100
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April 2008
- December 2007
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No written review
- Wine Spectator
- 02/28/06
- 84/100
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February 2006
- Stephen Brook
- Critics Challenge
- 05/01/06
- Critics Challenge 2006 Gold
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May 2007
- Aromas of fruit pastries. Supple and sleek with enlivening acids and berry fruit. Stephen Brook
