Bonny Doon Vineyard

Contra Red Blend

8.77 ratings
8.64 pro ratings
Monterey County, Central Coast, California, USA
Red Blend
Game, Baking Spices, Duck, Goose, Potato, Chili & Hot Spicy, White Rice, Exotic Spices, Pasta, Herbs, Beans & Peas, Onion, Chicken, Pork, Venison, Salami & Prosciutto, Pungent Cheese, Soft Cheese, Mushrooms, Tomato-Based, Turkey, Veal, Hard Cheese
Top Notes For
Randy Fuller

The extremely dark wine is aromatic with blackberry, black currant and plum. A whiff of tar sneaks in late. Flavors of dark fruit sit embedded in oak spice and raucous acidity with the tannins to fight off the fat power of a heavily marbled steak. It won't pull a sneak attack - it flashes its weapons upon the loosening of the screw cap - referred to as a Stelvin closure in the dossier. The rebels hoist the wine in defiance of those for and against. Who knows which side is right. Might as well keep all options open.

The extremely dark wine is aromatic with blackberry, black currant and plum. A whiff of tar sneaks in late. Flavors of dark fruit sit embedded in oak spice and raucous acidity with the tannins to fight off the fat power of a heavily marbled steak. It won't pull a sneak attack - it flashes its weapons upon the loosening of the screw cap - referred to as a Stelvin closure in the dossier. The rebels hoist the wine in defiance of those for and against. Who knows which side is right. Might as well keep all options open.

1 person found it helpfulMay 13th, 2015
Kat Thomas

Sommelier Rose.Rabbit.Lie

8.7

Fun wine

Fun wine

Nov 7th, 2016
Jared Seehafer

Great table wine, chameleon Rhone blend that will do well with many different types of meals

Great table wine, chameleon Rhone blend that will do well with many different types of meals

Jan 6th, 2015
TJ Maxwell

TJ had this 11 years ago

TJ had this 11 years ago

May 22nd, 2014
Scott Hill

Scott had this 11 years ago

Scott had this 11 years ago

May 13th, 2014
Matt Baker

Matt had this 8 years ago

Matt had this 8 years ago

Oct 19th, 2016
Ilya Dorfman

Ilya had this 10 years ago

Ilya had this 10 years ago

Feb 13th, 2015