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Bonny Doon Vin Gris De Cigare 2023 750ml

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750ml
country
United States
region
California
appellation
Central Coast
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Just about 12% of this Vin Gris is composed of traditional white Rhone varieties which add a surprising richness and foundation to this wine. The balance derives from the varieties included in our Rhone blend, Le Cigare Volant, and our Central Coast Syrah. We obtain juice from these grapes via saigner, or bleeding, a modest volume of our freshly processed grenache, syrah, cinsault and mourvedre. By bleeding a small amount of juice off our red musts, we concentrate the flavor and color in the red components. The juice which is bled off is delicately pale in color, though effusively perfumed of the fruit, floral and botanical essences of the grape from which it is extracted. There is no more sublimely delicious fermenting wine to taste than a clean rose. Only as the wine approaches dryness do the savory and spicy elements so critical to tonal and spatial completeness of the wine appear.
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Bonny Doon Vin Gris De Cigare 2023 750ml

SKU 953080
$14.94
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Just about 12% of this Vin Gris is composed of traditional white Rhone varieties which add a surprising richness and foundation to this wine. The balance derives from the varieties included in our Rhone blend, Le Cigare Volant, and our Central Coast Syrah. We obtain juice from these grapes via saigner, or bleeding, a modest volume of our freshly processed grenache, syrah, cinsault and mourvedre. By bleeding a small amount of juice off our red musts, we concentrate the flavor and color in the red components. The juice which is bled off is delicately pale in color, though effusively perfumed of the fruit, floral and botanical essences of the grape from which it is extracted. There is no more sublimely delicious fermenting wine to taste than a clean rose. Only as the wine approaches dryness do the savory and spicy elements so critical to tonal and spatial completeness of the wine appear.
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size
750ml
country
United States
region
California
appellation
Central Coast
Additional vintages
Overview
Just about 12% of this Vin Gris is composed of traditional white Rhone varieties which add a surprising richness and foundation to this wine. The balance derives from the varieties included in our Rhone blend, Le Cigare Volant, and our Central Coast Syrah. We obtain juice from these grapes via saigner, or bleeding, a modest volume of our freshly processed grenache, syrah, cinsault and mourvedre. By bleeding a small amount of juice off our red musts, we concentrate the flavor and color in the red components. The juice which is bled off is delicately pale in color, though effusively perfumed of the fruit, floral and botanical essences of the grape from which it is extracted. There is no more sublimely delicious fermenting wine to taste than a clean rose. Only as the wine approaches dryness do the savory and spicy elements so critical to tonal and spatial completeness of the wine appear.
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Region: California

It isn't difficult to see how California became one of the world's most important, successful and influential wine regions. Since the first vines were planted in the state by Spanish pioneers in the 18th century, the region has made the most of its ideal climatic conditions, which range from hot, dry and arid to windswept and cool, for vineyard cultivation and wine production. Today, California has almost half a million acres under vine, and hundreds of independent and well established wineries dotted across its vast wine-making areas. Californian wines range from the traditional, and those emulating fine Old World wines, to the experimental and unique, and it is the home to many of the world's most exciting and trailblazing wineries producing excellent bottles for the global market.
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Country: United States

Whilst there are several strains of native grape varietals in the United States, it was the introduction of the European species which prompted the country to begin producing wines on a large scale. Over the past few centuries, experimentation and cross-breeding has produced great successes in regards to the quality and suitability of the fruit grown in states such as California, Oregon, Washington and New York, and the past few decades have seen New World wines from the United States reach much higher standards. Arguably the finest United States wines have always come out of California, where the climate and terrroir is most suitable for fine wine production. The masterful blending of classic grape varietals such as Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, amongst others including Syrah and Chardonnay, have had world beating results in recent years, prompting many to suggest that there has never been a better time for buying and drinking United States wines.
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Appellation: Central Coast

California's Central Coast has grown over the past century or so to become one of the United States' most important wine regions, producing an impressive amount of wines each year made from the vast array of grape varietals which thrive there. The hot Californian sunshine and brisk Pacific winds are ideal for growing the imported French and Italian grapes which typify the region, and the fertile soils of Central Coast help give these grape varietals their distinctive character, and big, bold, juicy flavors. By far the most popular varietals grown in Central Coast are Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, but this region produces both red and white wines of exceptionally high quality, using the latest in viticultural techniques and technologies. The wineries of Central Coast are dedicated to raising their profile, and displaying to the world just how good their unique terroirs really are.
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It isn't difficult to see how California became one of the world's most important, successful and influential wine regions. Since the first vines were planted in the state by Spanish pioneers in the 18th century, the region has made the most of its ideal climatic conditions, which range from hot, dry and arid to windswept and cool, for vineyard cultivation and wine production. Today, California has almost half a million acres under vine, and hundreds of independent and well established wineries dotted across its vast wine-making areas. Californian wines range from the traditional, and those emulating fine Old World wines, to the experimental and unique, and it is the home to many of the world's most exciting and trailblazing wineries producing excellent bottles for the global market.
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