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Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc Roussanne Grenache Blanc 2013

Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc Roussanne Grenache Blanc 2013
Bonny Doon Le Cigare Blanc Roussanne Grenache Blanc 2013

Arroyo Seco, Central Coast, California, United States



Community Score: 4.6/5
Community Reviews: 3
 
Price: $34.95
Sweetness: Extra Dry
Alcohol: 14.3%
 

Drink: 2016-2019

Bottle size: 750 ml
Winery: Bonny Doon

Lise Charest Gagne rated this wine as 92/100 with the following review:

The blend of grapes was grown organically surrounded by forests. The one vineyard is influenced by protection from the cool Pacific Coast winds by the Santa Lucia Mountains.
Rich aroma of ripe honeydew, wet slate and something seductively smooth and silky likely from the 100% malolactic fermentation. Perhaps it's a beeswax characteristics from the vineyard name of Beeswax! I taste Asian pear, lemongrass and bright lemon butter with some herbs.The components are sharply layered yet smoothly integrated, its elegant. A long finish lingers of buttery citrus and minerals. Enjoyed in Sept 2017 with some baked sole topped with roasted heirloom cherry tomatoes, citrus and goat feta.
 

  


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