*Disclaimer: I received this wine as a sample from Bonny Doon Winery.
With the weather finally turning to spring here (perhaps?) my thoughts have turned to white wines and (even more) bubbly. Keeping that in mind when I dove into the cellar for something to drink the other night, I popped up with the 2011 Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc. I previously reviewed the 2010 vintage here. The current vintage is a bit more Grenache Blanc heavy, at 62% with the remainder being Roussanne. Last vintage was only 55% Grenache Blanc. The wine has a screw cap closure, clocks in at 12.5% alcohol by volume, and retails for $28.
Four takeaways from this mine:
1.) While the Roussanne still made its presence known with the mouthfeel and the viscosity, it felt less dominant to me in this vintage.
2.) I imagined myself eating crab with this wine, which we often indulge in during the spring and summer months.
3.) Or simply sipping it on one of those delightful spring nights where it is still cool enough to rock on the front porch.
4.) Overall, I’ve been mightily impressed with the quality of the wine coming out of Bonny Doon.
On the nose I got yellow apple, melon, pear, lemon, orange zest, flowers, mineral notes, and slight honey. In the mouth I found green apple, lemon, pear, and grapefruit. The wine had a lovely mouthfeel with a slight viscosity and a long finish.
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