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| Drinking window: Drink between 2013 and 2016 (based on 5 user opinions) |
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| Community Tasting Notes (average 83.5 pts. and median of 83 pts. in 3 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by Ian S on 5/27/2009: Interesting to taste this and I'm still in a quandary.
There was good tannic grip, well-judged acidity and balancing level of fruit... yet perhaps I expected something less tight and more nuanced. I could see how this might be more interesting in a few years, but with no experience of the label, that was a difficult call to make. (1644 views) | | | Tasted by jamieirving on 7/20/2008 & rated 83 points: Deep purple in colour, this Carignane showed sweet cherry fruit, vanilla and a hint of capsicum on the nose. The palate showed dark red fruit, spice and a little tobacco characters. Dry finish with supple tannins. Nice, but not overly complex. (1599 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."Carignane Varietal character (Appellation America)---- Also: International and historical summary of CarignaneUSAAmerican 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 |
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