Winery Bonny Doon - Le Cigare Volant

Winery Bonny DoonLe Cigare Volant

3.9
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(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)
Tasters generally liked this wine.
The Le Cigare Volant of Winery Bonny Doon is a red wine from the region of Central Coast of California.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.
This wine generally goes well with beef, game (deer, venison) or lamb.

Taste structure of the Le Cigare Volant from the Winery Bonny Doon

Light
Bold
Smooth
Tannic
Dry
Sweet
Soft
Acidic

In the mouth the Le Cigare Volant of Winery Bonny Doon in the region of California is a powerful with a nice balance between acidity and tannins.

Wine flavors and olphactive analysis

Wine with oak taste

caramel, cola

Wine with earth taste

graphite

Wine with spices taste

menthol, eucalyptus

Wine with floral taste

hibiscus

On the nose the Le Cigare Volant of Winery Bonny Doon in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of vegetal, oak or tree fruit.

Details and technical informations about Winery Bonny Doon's Le Cigare Volant.

Grape varieties
Region/Great wine region
Great wine region
Style of wine
Alcohol
13.5°
Allergens
Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Chaouch

The certain origin is not known. We can simply say that this variety was once widely cultivated in Turkey, it is still found in Spain, Italy, Greece, Hungary, Macedonia, Romania, Dalmatia, Serbia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Russia, North Africa, ... in France it is almost unknown except for some amateur gardeners. Note that it can sometimes be confused with the Beirut date palm, they have the same two synonyms rozaki and afuz ali.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Cigare Volant - 2019
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Le Cigare Volant - 2018
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.71110.50
Le Cigare Volant - 2017
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.61110.50
Le Cigare Volant - 2016
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 411110
Le Cigare Volant - 2015
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.911110
Le Cigare Volant - 2014
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 4.111110
Le Cigare Volant - 2013
In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines
Average rating: 3.81110.50

The best vintages of Le Cigare Volant from Winery Bonny Doon are 2001, 2007, 2009, 2003 and 2014.

Informations about the Winery Bonny Doon

The winery offers 122 different wines.
Its wines get an average rating of 3.7.
It is in the top 3 of the best estates in the region
It is located in Central Coast in the region of California

The Winery Bonny Doon is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 89 wines for sale in the of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top wine California
In the top 8000 of of United States wines
In the top 7000 of of Central Coast wines
In the top 30000 of red wines
In the top 40000 wines of the world

The wine region of Central Coast

The wine region of Central Coast is located in the region of California of United States. We currently count 843 estates and châteaux in the of Central Coast, producing 1597 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Central Coast go well with generally quite well with dishes .


The wine region of California

California is the largest and most important wine region in the United States. It represents the southern two-thirds (850 miles or 1,370 kilometers) of the country's west coast. (Oregon and Washington make up the rest. ) The state also spans nearly 10 degrees of latitude.

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