Bonny Doon Vineyard "Le Cigare Blanc" White Blend, 2023

California, (Central Coast AVA)
73% Vermentino, 23% Grenache Blanc, 4% Clairette Blanche

13.5%

 

With this vintage we’ve gone a little heavier on the Vermentino bit and the results are spectacular:  There is the delicate suggestion of white flowers and of course the quality that Vermentino brings, which the French call balsamique (or resinous).  But what really stands out is the absolutely intense pear-like fragrance (and of course) the wine’s exemplary length and persistence.  

 

TASTING NOTES: Pineapple, mango and lime. Delicious and refreshing.

 

FOOD PAIRINGS: This is a wine that you definitely want to serve with a rich beurre blanc, though a lobster risotto would also serve quite nicely.