Thanks to all who showed up to meet with Sara Perez of Mas Martinet for a delicious and informative tasting this past Saturday. And please don’t worry (authorities), the young lady at the bar was not, in any way, involved in the tasting. She was just curious. As was he…
This week, as we get ready for one of the very great Burgundy makers, Thierry Brouin of Domaine des Lambrays to pay us a visit, we’ll pour a handful of new selections to keep you interested until the Main Event on Saturday. And just a reminder, there are just a couple of seats left for the Domaine des Lambrays Winemaker Dinner at The Source by Wolfgang Puck. Puligny-Montrachets from 2006 and 2007, Morey-St.-Denis from 2007 and the famed Grand Crus Clos des Lambreys 2004 thru 2007 will all be tasted and paired with the elegant food from The Source. For more information, please contact the shop at (202) 362-9463 or email us a info@weygandtwines.com. As for the Lineup, here it is:
Domaine de Beauregard Muscadet Sevre et Maine 2008, $12.99/btl – Loire, France – 100% Muscadet – 12% abv – Sustainable - This offers bracing lemon and lime flavors steered by a lingering note of fleur de sel. Drink now. 600 cases imported. – WS 87 points
Marof Chardonnay 2008, $19.99/btl – Slovenia – 100% Chardonnay – 13% abv – Sustainable – Biscuit and ripe aromas, this full-bodied, creamy, dry white wine has a surprisinigly long and mineral-laden finish.
Domaine Piron-Lameloise Moulin A Vent Vieilles Vignes 2008, $21.99/btl – Beaujolais, France – 100% Gamay – 12.5% abv – Sustainable – The Pirons’ 2008 Moulin-a-Vent Les Vignes du Vieux Bourg comes from 5 acres of centenarian vines. Aromas of blackberry, iris, smoked meat, mace, pepper, and salt spray lead to a pungently spicy, tartly ripe and juicy, yet subtly creamy palate, followed by a rather brash finish of formidable tenacity. This is built for at least 5-6 years in the cellar, where it should gain in both further complexity and harmony. A steal for old vine Moulin A Vent!
Domaine St.-Damien Gigondas Souteyrade 2006, $29.99/btl – Rhone, France – 80% Grenache, 20% Mourvedre – 15% abv – Sustainable – A candidate for “wine of the vintage,” the 2006 Gigondas Les Souteyrades possesses superb notes of jammy strawberries, black cherries, raspberries, flowers, and a crushed rock-like minerality. This full-bodied, pure, layered 2006 does not display the compelling richness of the 2007, but it is a beautiful wine that is already drinking well. It should evolve for a decade or more. – WA 93 points
