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2013 Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc Beeswax Vineyard
White Rhone Blend
- USA
- California
- Central Coast
- Arroyo Seco
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Community Tasting Notes 23
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bjschmitt Likes this wine: 90 points
June 28, 2020 - Nice wine. We'll miss Randall Grahm.
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depechemoroder Likes this wine: 90 points
July 21, 2019 - Very nice White Rhone blend. Fleshy and herbaceous, with hints of white flowers. Yellow stone fruits with some melon, garrigue, there is a mineral stoniness. Just a touch of spun sugar on the finish, which to me suggests this isn't for the long haul. Lovely balance and length, goes will with Salmon and Pork.
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eyewino wrote:
June 26, 2019 - Straw yellow color. Nose of lemon, grapefruit, and mineral. Palate is less fruit, more mineral, hazelnut, and a bit of barnyard. Oily texture as expected from the Rousanne and Grenache Blanc. Very interesting. Food wine, not a sipper.
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oakville72 Likes this wine: 90 points
March 3, 2018 - Don't understand the lower ratings on this wine, unless it's because (a) a poorly stored bottle, (b) the wine wasn't ready yet or (c) the taster is used to fruity California Chardonnays or something similar. In fact, we tried this next to a $42 Carneros Chardonnay, and the Cigare Blanc was vastly superior, even to those who drink Chardonnay almost exclusively. This Rhône blend resembles its French cousins nicely, altho with less acid and minerality but more fruit. Good with food.
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BentonWine wrote: 83 points
November 26, 2017 - It was fine,
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By Richard Jennings
6/11/2016 (link) 87 points(Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc Beeswax Vineyard) Light yellow color; apple, pear nose; apple, pear palate with some balancing acidity; medium finish (55% Roussanne, 26% Grenache Blanc, 19% Picpoul Blanc; 14.5% alcohol)
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By Richard Jennings
3/28/2015 (link) 86 points(Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc Beeswax Vineyard) Light yellow color; ripe pear, banana nose; ripe pear, banana palate; medium finish
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2013
- Type White
- Producer Bonny Doon Vineyard
- Varietal White Rhone Blend
- Designation Le Cigare Blanc
- Vineyard Beeswax Vineyard
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Central Coast
- Appellation Arroyo Seco
- UPC Code 769434128239
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 29 (17%)
- Consumed 137 (83%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
cari, chicken shish kebab and other poultry or Mideastern dishes, crab cakes, fish, fish en papillote, fried green tomatoes, fruits de mer en sauce, mussels w/ garlic, poisson en sauce, poisson grasWho Likes This Wine
79% Like It 14 votes
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- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionCentral Coast
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