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| Drinking Windows and Values |
| Drinking window: Drink between 2004 and 2007 (based on 9 user opinions) |
| Community Tasting History |
| Community Tasting Notes (average 88.7 pts. and median of 89 pts. in 5 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by SimonK on 5/11/2007 & rated 89 points: Wonderfull Nose of dark chocolate and cherries
Rich fruitfull palate, mouthilling. A little bit hot on the finish. (2146 views) | | | Tasted by CO CHRIS on 10/10/2004 & rated 89 points: Smoky, brett-infused, earthy, gamey...the palate follows with smoky, meaty, nicely rich wine - medium bodied. Balanced with tangy acidity - nice structure. Feels northern rhone in style...Surprisingly good, considering my mixed past with Bonny Doon's wines...solid wine, good price. (2790 views) | | | Tasted by chbeaumont on 12/19/2003: Still deep; smokey, jammy nose, cherried, heady; loaded with fruit, gutsy tannins; yet to peak, powerful. 14> (1905 views) | | | Tasted by AndrewSGHall on 1/11/2003: Nice. Very non-agressive for CA syrah. Jammy fruit, but mild backbone. Slighty creamy on the finish with little tobacco and anise notes. Good overall. Food-friendly. Good pairing.
Paired: Braised short ribs w/ parsnips and mashed potatoes (2453 views) | | | Tasted by MicklethePickle on 11/2/2001 & rated 88 points: Veneyardgate Wine Tasting: "Grapes and Terroir--Syrah." Cigar box; juicy, ripe. 4-12-15-7: 88/100. (113 views) |
| Bonny Doon Vineyard Producer website
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."Syrah Varietal article (Wikipedia) | (Wines Northwest)
Note that some producers in the Northern Rhone distinguish between simply Syrah and "Serine", the latter described as ‘an ancient clone of Syrah, the berries of which are more oval-shaped and less deeply pigmented than Syrah’ by producer Tardieu-Laurent. USAAmerican 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 CaliforniaNapa Valley.http://www.stagecoachvineyard.com/vineyards/our_vineyards.php
Santa Ynez.http://www.everyvine.com/org/Camp_Four/vineyard/Camp_Four/ |
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