Le Cigare Volant Red Rhone Blend

Rhone varietals done right. Smoked meat, floral, and juicy fruit. Very nice

Gamey notes hover over a metallic edge on the blue fruit. Bright and fresh, Brett in the shadows, teetering on animal edge.

Wow. Classy, dusty with bacon fat. This is super delicious. Always a bottling that benefits from a few years in the bottle.

Dark crimson rich color. Violets blackberry and touch of funk and meat. Warm and savory with brightness on finish which lingers for over a minute. $45

Not my favorite vintage.

Cinsault saves the day! Wild an animal with lightness and darkness intertwined.

Classic and classy.

Gsm + cinsault blend candy, cherry hints of vanilla (truffle) rich big and bold!

Jam jar strawberry preserves, framboise, red plums, firm tannins with moderate grip, 5 spice, leather, plum, and plum pit say hello and goodbye on the long finish

Absolutely love this wash of fennel, blackberries and tobacco on the finish bucking a fruit-forward raspberry hint on the nose and juicy first look. This CA Rhône blend is superb west coast funk right up there with Idlewild in crafting old world varietals in a new light. A truly unique gem, a must-have head-scratcher for the cellar. Absolutely love that Bonny Doon is able to do this at low ABV—the funk is all from the grapes and not from the kick.