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| Drinking window: Drink between 2011 and 2013 (based on 7 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 86.4 pts. and median of 87 pts. in 17 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by David_T on 1/14/2014 & rated 87 points: Notes of kumquat, kiwi and a touch of petrol on the nose. The palate features notes of kumquat, kiwi and a hint of apricot. Interesting wine, dry overall, probably at its peak now... good complexity and certainly interesting to try. (3554 views) | | | Tasted by VinFemmeChanson on 10/18/2013 & rated 92 points: Immediate aromas of honeysuckle, peach and passion fruit. Exotic notes of melon, pineapple, white peach somehow mingle with zesty citrus flavors. An overwhelmingly delicious experience from Randall Grahm's Biodynamic vineyard. Get it while it's at this unbelievable deal! (3606 views) | | | Tasted by viejo322 on 8/5/2012 & rated 90 points: Tasted 2nd time since 2010 and has held up well perhaps more intense than two years ago. Nice yellow color. Beautiful floral perfumed nose with white melon and orange blossom which echoes on the palate along with grapefruit pith, lemon zest, and very faint bread crust. Mouthwatering acidity and impressive minerality. The mouthfeel is luxurious smooth and rich. The sweetness is off dry and balanced. Finish is of lemon oil and bitter lemon. Muscat can be amazingly complex and I would drink this wine just for the aroma but it has so much more. Alas I hear that this vineyard in Soledad is no more. (5087 views) | | | Tasted by Jason Rzutkiewicz on 9/7/2011: 2nd bottle consistent with first experience (5815 views) | | | Tasted by Slojo on 6/25/2011 & rated 94 points: Went well with very spicy dinner and with delicate dessert. Yum! (5859 views) | | | Tasted by SonomaWilliam on 3/6/2011: slightly off dry, floral, aromatic wine. I don't drink a lot of Muscat. Honeysuckle, ripe peach. Rich viscosity in mouth balanced with striking acidity. Pair with spicy food. (3632 views) | | | Tasted by Jason Rzutkiewicz on 2/9/2011: (12.7%) 98% Yellow Muscat, 2% Loureiro (Loureiro is typical to Vinho Verde in Portugal) – Let’s just get it on the table right away. This wine is (thankfully in my case) not sweet. Nor is it made with your typical Muscat grape. Light, translucent yellow in the glass and… Wow! What a nose! This wine just might be made for sniffing rather than drinking. Floral and perfumed with notes of orange blossom and honey all with a slight underlying oiliness. Reminds of running on a warm spring night when all the flowers are abloom. Crisp with nice acidity on entry with more floral notes appearing on the edges and working themselves towards the center to meet with white peach/nectarine flavors that carry on to the finish which is fading and pleasant. Not a style I want to drink often but certainly one I can appreciate and enjoy. Interesting as an appertif this one will go even better with food.
Wine Geek Notes: Residual Sugar = 6.6G/L (3508 views) | | | Tasted by dke on 8/18/2010 & rated 87 points: Bonny Doon's tasting room (Santa Cruz): (at the winery) Great nose, OK finish. (2919 views) |
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Bonny Doon was sold in early 2020 to "WarRoom", a wine production and marketing entity formed in 2018. Per a January 2020 Decanter article - https://www.decanter.com/wine-news/californias-bonny-doon-sold-430550/ - "Graham will retain creative control of Bonny Doon’s wines, but production will change from 35,000 cases of 15 different wines annually to just four wines: the flagship red Rhône blend Le Cigare Volant; Le Cigare Blanc (based on Vermentino); Vin Gris de Cigare (a Rhône varietal rosé); and a 100% Picpoul."Muscathttp://www.alsace-wine.net/d/muscat.shtml
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muscat_OttonelUSAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Central Coasthttp://www.ccwinegrowers.org/links.html
http://www.discovercaliforniawines.com/regional-wine-organizations/
http://beveragetradenetwork.com/en/btn-academy/list-of-winegrowers-association-in-central-coast-california-274.htm
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