Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Volant Red Rhone Blend 2008

Beau Carufel

Winemaker/Owner Random Wine Company

2008. En Demi Muid bottling. In a great place, showing wonderful acidity to balance the notes of bright red and black fruit, garrigue, and peppery spice.

Eddie Gilbert

Past its prime, but still enjoyable from first sip to the last drop.

Kevin Walsh

Wine blogger doxologywine.com; Freelance Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers) Doxology Wine Consulting

good, well-structured and with a lot of subtlety and nuance. Doing CNdP proud.

Joseph LaPanna

Deep ruby red with a pale ruby rim. Dark leathery nose with hints of forrest floor and eucalyptus and black cherry. Bright cherry, currant, cinnamon, coconut oil and white pepper tangle in the mouth. Gamey, earthy flavors riddled with pepper round out the supple finish.

Andrew Holod

National Sales Grapes of Spain

What do you call garrigues in Californian? Brushy? This is the first wine that feels likely it may be getting ready to be drinkable, the nose is complete, showing complexity and promise as well. Dried fruits, herby, slightly gamey.

Donald Patz

Owner/Winemaker Patz & Hall

Maybe a little volatile - happy & juicy

Meg Maker

Wine Writer, Maker's Table

Deep ruby color. Aromas of wild herbs, fennel, blackberry, black raspberry, and blackberry flowers, which is, to my mind, the most exquisite aroma. Very floral and lithe. Flavors of blackberry, some herbs, and black plum. Moderate acidity and tannin. This wine is very young, but it's not tannic. It's more ethereal, but on the fruit side of the angels, not the flesh. Exquisite. Will reward cellaring. 45% grenache, 35% syrah, 13% mourvèdre, 7% cinsault, 5% carignan. 14.2% abv

Nik Weinberg-Lynn

2008 vintage. Hazy dark red color. Herbal and smoky nose. Stewed plums, cinnamon, and a little red vine notes. Great length and energy. Delicious.

miche sf

with a juicy leg o lamb. Yes. So much yes.

Ben Jones

Side-by-side "en foundre" and "en demi-muid" versions show the ability for less French oak on the nose makes for a more mature and, I think, better showing wine in this Rhône blend. Really good wine either way.