Winery Bonny DoonVin Gris de Cigare
Pink wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Mourvèdre and the Roussanne.
This wine generally goes well with poultry, beef or rich fish (salmon, tuna etc).
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Vin Gris de Cigare of Winery Bonny Doon in the region of California often reveals types of flavors of pineapple, cream or cherry and sometimes also flavors of grapefruit, tropical or citrus.
Food and wine pairings with Vin Gris de Cigare
Pairings that work perfectly with Vin Gris de Cigare
Original food and wine pairings with Vin Gris de Cigare
The Vin Gris de Cigare of Winery Bonny Doon matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of baeckeoffe, red mullet, mackerel, tuna, salmon sushi or flying with the wind of the seas.
Details and technical informations about Winery Bonny Doon's Vin Gris de Cigare.
Discover the grape variety: Mourvèdre
Powerful, deep reds with firm tannins and dense texture, showing aromas of blackberry, leather, garrigue, black pepper, liquorice and animal notes (game, forest floor) with age. Star of Bandol AOC as a single variety and pillar of Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Gigondas and Costières blends. Also in GSM in Languedoc and Australia. A late-ripening variety of Spanish origin (Mataró/Monastrell).
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Vin Gris de Cigare from Winery Bonny Doon are 2016, 2015, 2011, 2017 and 2014.
Informations about the Winery Bonny Doon
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.
The wine region of Central Coast
Vast Californian coast (450 km) cooled by Pacific fogs. Cradle of great coastal Pinots and Chardonnays: fine silky Pinot Noir (cherry, raspberry, undergrowth) on Sta. Rita Hills, Santa Maria and Santa Lucia Highlands; ample taut Chardonnay, yellow fruit and saline minerality. Also spicy peppery Syrah, structured Cabernet and jammy Zinfandel on Paso Robles.
The wine region of California
Powerful, sunny reds: dense Napa Cabernet Sauvignon (blackcurrant, chocolate, tobacco, ample tannins), spicy, jammy Zinfandel from the Sierra Foothills, silky red-fruited Pinot Noir on the cool coast (Sonoma, Russian River, Central Coast). Opulent, buttery Chardonnay, notes of yellow fruit and vanilla. Varied climate, from the hot interior to the Pacific-cooled coast. 80% of US production, 139 AVAs including Napa (1st AVA, 1981).
The word of the wine: Oenology
The science of the oenologist, which is essentially concerned with the elaboration and maturation of wines.
