Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Volant Red Southern Rhone Blend

”a worthy successor to the ’10 though perhaps slightly less muscular but conversely incrementally more elegant. We have gotten particularly adept in allowing for the expression of a wonderful savoriness in cigare and a pretty nice mastery of tannins. Recent vintages seem to show more structure than years past and we are convinced that this vintage will be capable of very long ageing winemaker notes a beautiful wine-dark mulberry color and a frst nose of dark cool loamy earth with suggestions of raspberries damson plums and cherry/chocolate. On the palate it is sleek and racy with a lively acidity very soft tannins and great persistence. This is a wine from an extremely cool and elegant vintage and by all experience should be a great prospect for very long ageing and development. Vineyard production notes grenache (15% from our former ca’ del solo estate now called rancho solo) adds rich black fruit favors and a discreet spiciness. Syrah is principally sourced from bie