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Wine Specs

Vintage

2013

Varietal

55% Roussanne, 26% Grenache Blanc, 19% Picpoul

Appellation

Arroyo Seco

Vineyard Designation

Beeswax

Pronunciation

luh see-gar blanc

4.5 g/L

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

91 POINTS, Wine Enthusiast: “Randall Grahm’s blend of 55% Roussanne, 26% Grenache Blanc and 19% Picpoul Blanc shows sliced honeydew, wet stone and a flash of topicality on the delicate nose. The mouthfeel is steely with layers of tense energy, showing lime pith and faint green banana, as well as lemon blossoms lasting long on the finish." -M.K., December 2015

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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

Bonny Doon Vineyard

2013 Le Cigare Blanc - 5L