Wine Specs
Vintage
2013
Varietal
55% Roussanne, 26% Grenache Blanc, 19% Picpoul
Appellation
Arroyo Seco
Vineyard Designation
Beeswax
Pronunciation
luh see-gar blanc
TA
4.5 g/L
pH
3.64
Aging
Optimal Drinkability: Drinkable upon release (April 2015), 4-7 years ageability
Serving Temperature
50-55° F
Label Artist
Chuck House
Alcohol %
14.5
2013 Le Cigare Blanc - 5L
White Wine of the Earth, in a stunning 5L presentation
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Le Cigare Blanc is the white analog of Le Cigare Volant, our homage to the complex blended wines of Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The great white Cigare is not unlike the great white whale; rarely seen, difficult to catch, yet its name is legend. It’s a rich, savory wine with greater power and extraction than one typically finds at Bonny Doon.
Wine Profile
Tasting Notes
With a color as pale as drying grass in mid-summer, the ’13 Cigare Blanc immediately takes me to the heady fragrance of the Beeswax Vyd. itself – pears and other pome fruit, citronella, muskmelon, fennel, along with a white flower that I can’t quite place. But, the very odd thing is that all of the grapes grown at this vineyard have the fragrance of beeswax itself. On the palate, the wine is rich and elegant at the same time – great persistence on the palate but with a refreshing acidity and a slightly chalky mineral aspect.
Vineyard Notes
Since 2003, we’ve produced this blend of grenache blanc, roussanne and picpoul, derived from a single vineyard source, the Beeswax Vineyard in the Arroyo Seco region of Monterey County. Farmed organically, surrounded by wilderness, and shielded from the cool Pacific Coast winds by the Santa Lucia Mountains, Beeswax Vineyard grows complex, concentrated and mineral intensive grapes from deeply rooted vines.
Production Notes
An intensely flavored wine at a relatively modest degree of alcohol; the ’13 Cigare Blanc underwent a complete malolactic fermentation.
Food Pairing Notes
This is a wine that you definitely want to serve with a rich beurre blanc, though a lobster risotto would also serve quite nicely.
Production
15 bottles
