Winery Bonny DoonLe Cigare Volant Reserve

Red wine of Central Coast of California of United States

4.0

(Average of the reviews for all vintages combined and from several consumer review sources)

Tasters consider this wine to be one of the best in the region.

The Le Cigare Volant Reserve 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 Reserve from the Winery Bonny Doon

Light		Bold
Smooth		Tannic
Dry		Sweet
Soft		Acidic

In the mouth the Le Cigare Volant Reserve 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

On the nose the Le Cigare Volant Reserve of Winery Bonny Doon in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

Food and wine pairings with Le Cigare Volant Reserve

Pairings that work perfectly with Le Cigare Volant Reserve

Original food and wine pairings with Le Cigare Volant Reserve

Pasta

The Le Cigare Volant Reserve of Winery Bonny Doon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of blanquette of monkfish with small vegetables, lasagna calabrese or risotto of penne with chorizo and merguez.

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

Winery

Winery Bonny Doon

Grape varieties

Mourvèdre

Region/Great wine region

Great wine region

Country

Style of wine

Alcohol

14.2°

Allergens

Contains sulfites

Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre

Mourvèdre noir is a grape variety originating from Spain. It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by medium to large bunches, and grapes of medium size. Mourvèdre noir can be found in several vineyards: South-West, Cognac, Bordeaux, Provence & Corsica, Rhône valley, Languedoc & Roussillon, Loire valley, Savoie & Bugey, Beaujolais.

Last vintages of this wine

Le Cigare Volant Reserve - 2013

In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines

Average rating: 4.3

Le Cigare Volant Reserve - 2012

In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines

Average rating: 4.2

Le Cigare Volant Reserve - 2011

In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines

Average rating: 3.9

Le Cigare Volant Reserve - 2010

In the top 100 of of Central Coast wines

Average rating: 3.4

The best vintages of Le Cigare Volant Reserve from Winery Bonny Doon are 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010

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 15 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 great estates. It offers 89 wines for sale in the of Central Coast to come and discover on site or to buy online.

In the top 25000 of of United States wines

In the top 20000 of of Central Coast wines

In the top 100000 of red wines

In the top 200000 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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