Bonny Doon - Le Cigare Orange 2024 750ml (11.5% abv)

44.5% Grenache Blanc

25% Pinot Gris

14% Grenache Gris

9.5% Orange Muscat

7% Chenin Blanc

 Apricot, peach, citrus peel, tangerine blossom. aromatic and characterful wine shows notes of dried oranges, peach skin and hints of dried flowers and honeycomb. Medium- to full-bodied, firm and lightly chewy on the palate, with zesty character at the end. It's rich but refreshing and racy at the same time. 

Super versatile, Chinese food, umami dishes: picnic fare, crab rangoon, stir fry, aged cheese. 

Each variety is picked separately at low brix and good natural acidity. Destemmed and fermented at cool temperatures in both rotary and stainless steel closed top tanks. The average time of skin contact is 14-16 days before pressing into stainless steel. THe wine is kept cold and only minimal sulfur is added before bottling. 

Label Art: Vineyard artwork from 1855 edition of "Bordeaux Chateaux" . Spaceship courtesy of Jules Verne circa 1870. 

Story: In 1954, the village council of Chateauneuf-du-Pape was quite perturbed and apprehensive that flying saucers or "flying cigares" might do damage to their vineyards, were they to land therin. So right-thinking men all, they passed an ordinance prohibiting the landing of flying saucers or flying cigares in their vineyards. The ordinance further states that flying saucers or flying cigares that did land were to be taken immediately to the pound.

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