Bonny Doon Vineyard

Reserve Unfiltered Le Cigare Blanc

9.019 ratings
8.95 pro ratings
Arroyo Seco, Central Coast, California, USA
Grenache Blanc, Roussanne
Top Notes For
Amy Morgan

This 2011 is a sherry lovers white wine!! It is unfined and unfiltered so it is cloudy but that just adds to the wide variety of flavor intensity! Pronounced nose intensity of beeswax, iodine, roasted macadamia nuts, ripe pears and herbal notes. The palate explodes with notes of pears, white peaches, beeswax, white pepper and roasted nuts. It is a full body wine with an oily texture and still has good acidity to pull it to a long finish.

This 2011 is a sherry lovers white wine!! It is unfined and unfiltered so it is cloudy but that just adds to the wide variety of flavor intensity! Pronounced nose intensity of beeswax, iodine, roasted macadamia nuts, ripe pears and herbal notes. The palate explodes with notes of pears, white peaches, beeswax, white pepper and roasted nuts. It is a full body wine with an oily texture and still has good acidity to pull it to a long finish.

Jul 15th, 2015
Kimberly Charles

In a word,DAMN! 56% Roussane 44% Grenache Blanc from Beeswax Vineyard in Arroyo Seco. Aged in glass demijohns with magnetic lees stirring. Beautifully Textured, aromas of honey, peach leather, hazelnuts, orange blossom, wet stone. $50 ABV 12.4%

In a word,DAMN! 56% Roussane 44% Grenache Blanc from Beeswax Vineyard in Arroyo Seco. Aged in glass demijohns with magnetic lees stirring. Beautifully Textured, aromas of honey, peach leather, hazelnuts, orange blossom, wet stone. $50 ABV 12.4%

Sep 18th, 2013
Byron Hewett

Fantastic wine. Seamless, very long. Honeyed note on the finish.

Fantastic wine. Seamless, very long. Honeyed note on the finish.

Jul 20th, 2018
Aditya Sane

Funky nose... but good palate
Notes of tropical fruit, stone fruit, melons

Funky nose... but good palate
Notes of tropical fruit, stone fruit, melons

Nov 28th, 2017
Matt Beyard

What a fabulous white wine. Perfect wine to go with my birthday dinner of wild sockeye salmon. Great job Randall Grahm! I wish I had a case of this hidden away.

What a fabulous white wine. Perfect wine to go with my birthday dinner of wild sockeye salmon. Great job Randall Grahm! I wish I had a case of this hidden away.

Jun 6th, 2016
Matt Beyard

Nice white. Great with our chicken.

Nice white. Great with our chicken.

Jul 11th, 2015
Kurt Foeller

A superb, low alcohol wine.

A superb, low alcohol wine.

Apr 16th, 2013
Florian Muller

Florian had this 10 years ago

Florian had this 10 years ago

Jul 6th, 2014
John Howard

Harvest production at Hirsch and Cobb Wineries

8.7

John had this 10 years ago

John had this 10 years ago

Feb 28th, 2014