{"product_id":"bonny-doon-vin-gris-de-cigare-2018","title":"Bonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare 2018","description":"\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eBonny Doon Vin Gris de Cigare  is made from 57% Grenache, 18% Grenache Blanc, 9% Mourvèdre, 6% Roussanne, 5% Carignane, 5% Cinsaut\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eNo oak.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eThis wine is quite emblematic of the great sea change that has occurred at Bonny Doon Vineyard since the sell-off\/ draw-down of the Ginormous Doonamath, whereby we have essayed a most sincere effort to make “quieter” wines in a more natural, less manipulated fashion. As such, this Vin Gris is made from bespoke grapes and is not a byproduct of red wine production, per se. We harvested at the appropriate ripeness level for its style. The essential principle here is that less is truly more. The wine does not overwhelm one with fruitybombasticity; it’s charms are seductively subtle. An extremely elegant and complex Vin Gris de Cigare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eThe ’17 Vin Gris is a return to form from recent vintages, and a true expression of a proper Vin Gris, which is to say a pale pink wine made with the scantest skin contact. As a result, the wine is somewhat lighter and more delicate on the palate with minimal astringency and perhaps more of a floral aspect than doonright fruitiness. The perfume of this wine is subtle, haunting, not vulgar or tawdry, like some of the louche rosés de la nuit. Enfin, this wine is all about elegance and restraint. Rosehips, cassis, fraises de bois, citrus rind, with a wonderfully austere stony finish.\u003cbr\u003eThe wine does not overwhelm one with fruity-bombasticity; it’s charms are seductively subtle. An extremely elegant and complex Vin Gris de Cigare.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eThe Grenache for our Vin Gris came from bespoke sections of the Alta Loma Vineyard, harvested at the appropriate maturity level for this elegant style of wine. About 24% of the wine is composed of traditional white Rhône varieties in substantial part from the Beeswax Vineyard in the Arroyo Seco district of Monterey, adding a surprising richness and foundation. We also employed the practice of postfermentation bâtonnage—the stirring or re-suspension of yeast lees—to give the wine a certain creaminess of texture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eVarietal Blend: 57% Grenache, 18% Grenache Blanc, 9% Mourvèdre, 6% Roussanne, 5% Carignane, 5% Cinsaut. \u003cbr\u003eAppellation: Central Coast\u003cbr\u003eVineyards: 41% Alta Loma, 13% Beeswax, 11% Bokisch Ranch, 8% JD Farming, 6% San Miguel, 7% Cass, 5% Gonsalves, 4% Scheid, 3% Wente, 1% Rancho Solo, 1% Ventan\u003cbr\u003eAlcohol by Volume: 13.2%\u003cbr\u003eTA: 4.5 g\/L\u003cbr\u003epH: 3.42\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eThis wine just begs for oysters or stone crab.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003eReview:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"word-wrap: break-word;\"\u003e- Wine \u0026amp; Spirits Magazine (June 2018), 90 pts, BEST BUY - YEAR'S BEST ROSES\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonny Doon Vineyard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44948990656559,"sku":"C0EE459014RRS","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/4677\/5087\/files\/vingriscigare_1a241627-602f-4fde-bb79-671dfa569638.jpg?v=1771486871","url":"https:\/\/timelesswinesdirect.com\/products\/bonny-doon-vin-gris-de-cigare-2018","provider":"timelesswines.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}