Bonny Doon Le Cigare Orange

Notes of apricot, peach, citrus peel, tangerine blossom and silky tannins. 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.

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

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 them there. 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.
-Description by the wine producer.

Food Pairing: Duck confit, beefy fish, endive salad, Asian dishes with low to medium spice