Morey-St.-Denis » Weygandt Wines

This weekend’s tasting features a red Burgundy that is beyond scarce. Join us on Friday evening June 3rd, between 5PM and 7:30PM, then again on Saturday, June 4th, from 12PM to 4PM for our tasting and enjoy discounted prices on David Clark’s 2007 Morey-Saint-Denis Les Porroux, and get a chance to taste it alongside some distinguished company: a diverse group of outstanding 90-Point wines from Austria, Germany and France. The Lineup:

Georg Mosbacher Riesling Spatlese Forster Elster 2007, List Price $~~34.99~~, Sale $29.99 – Pfalz, Germany – 100% Riesling – 10% abv – Organic - Plenty of tangy grapefruit, clove and white pepper notes match a bright structure, making this harmonious and tasty. It could use a little time to integrate more fully. Best from 2010 through 2020. 30 cases imported. – Rated 90 Points, Wine Spectator

Buchegger Gruner Veltliner Pfarrweingarten 2007, List Price $~~29.99~~, Sale $24.99 – Kremstal, Austria – 100% Gruner Veltliner – 13.5% abv – Sustainable - This is buttery-tasting, like a fruity hot toddy. The supple finish is very ripe, with touches of cream. Drink now through 2012. – Wine Spectator

Domaine L’Oustal Blanc Naick 7, List Price $~~34.99~~, Sale $29.99 – Minervois, France – 95% Grenache Gris, 5% Macabeu – 14% abv – Sustainable - The white Naick 7 of 2007 (this qualifying only as vin de table, no vintage date is permitted on the label) displays a richness of fruit, a body, and meaty, chewy, texture that I am sure would have led me to say “red wine,” if served from a jet-black glass. It’s as though a lot of veal bones and lobster shells had been cooked down to a demi-glace essence. Not that this wine is lacking for brightness, lift, or refreshment, though: there is a citrus streak enlivening its stock pot reduction of bones, marrow, and shells, almost as if this were Chablis. The finish won’t quit, and I imagine the wine will show stamina if cellared, too. Since this was just bottled when I tasted, and Fonquerle elected to filter for safety’s sake, it should prove yet more intensely expressive and more organized when you read this. - Rated 92+ Points, The Wine Advocate

Domaine David Clark Morey-Saint-Denis Les Porroux 2007, List Price $~~59.99~~, Sale $49.99 – Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - ONE BARREL ONLY of this lovely, classic Morey for the WORLD! Harvested at 22 hectoliters per hectare, and the fruit sorted bunch by bunch. Roughly translated, that means that David Clark’s 0.25-acre Morey-Saint-Denis parcel, named “Les Porroux,” produced only 60 gallons of juice! Or one barrel full! Aged for 18 months in a one-year-old Damy barrel. Malolactic fermentation finished on September 2008, then bottled on March 28, 2009, direct from the barrel. All of the vineyards at Domaine David Clark are farmed organically: All vineyard work is done by hand with the exception of ploughing which is done by tractor or by horse. Low yields; ploughing and mowing to control weeds – never any herbicides; extreme rigour in all aspects of hand-tending the vines; hand de-leafing to promote grape ripeness and color; organic certified spray program to control diseases and pests; minimal use of heavy machinery in order to reduce soic compaction and thus respect the native flora dn fauna. “…builds nicely towards the more harmonious finish with smooth raspberry and cherry. Very fine.” - Neal Martin “…cool yet moderately earthy red berry fruit aromas that complement well the rich, full and detailed middle weight plus flavors that possess solid depth and punch on the energetic, tangy and sappy finish that is impeccably well balanced.” - Allen Meadows

Clos Marie L’Olivette Pic Saint Loup 2009, List Price $~~21.99~~, Sale $18.69 – Languedoc, France – 40% Grenache, 40% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre and Cinsault (from vines 15 to 50 years of age) – 13.5% abv – Biodynamic - The vines are worked according to the principles of the biodynamy and the grape harvest is always by hand. The aging is carried out out of barrels. Tasting notes of winemaker Christophe Peyrus: ‘The bottling was carried out three weeks ago. 2009 made rich and concentrated wines. A vintage for aging, even on Olivette, which one will need to wait 3 or 4 years for the wine to reach it’s peak. Olivette is a wine very ‘charged’ right now, but it will gain purity and smoothness with time. It has a discrete nose right now, but an a more generous palate, and decanting will be needed absolutely because I always leave carbonic gas (as a way of protecting the wine). The tannins are thick with beautiful spices and sweetness in the finish.”

Clos de l’Origine Les Quilles Libres Cotes-du-Roussillon 2007, List Price $~~28.99~~, Sale $23.99 – Roussillon, France – 80% Grenache, 10% Syrah, 10% Carignan – Organic - 14.5% abv – Barriot’s 2007 Cotes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France Les Quilles Libres is according to his own account overwhelmingly Grenache (including some white grapes), so how it qualified for its appellation is a mystery to me. Wood smoke, tobacco, brown spices, soy, peanuts, and ripe red fruits mingle in the nose. On a sappy, palpably extract-rich palate, lightly cooked red raspberry and strawberry are dusted with cardamom, cinnamon, and white pepper, and underlain with toasted praline and peanuts, and there is no hint of finishing heat or roughness from the wine’s nearly 15% alcohol, but rather a sense of exuberant brightness that brings you back for the next sip. I can imagine this evolving fascinatingly for at least 3-5 years, but only in a proper cellar. - Rated 91 Points, The Wine Advocate

Sale prices last through Saturday, June 4th. No further discounts may apply.

Please join us on Saturday, February 19th, from 12pm until 4pm to sample these outstanding expressions of iconic regional French wines. The Lineup:

Richard Leroy Anjou Les Noëls de Montbenault 2007, List Price $29.99, Sale $19.99 – Anjou, Loire, France – 100% Chenin Blanc – 12.5% abv – Organic – Vivid yellow-gold. Honeydew melon, peach and nectarine on the nose, with exotic notes of gingerbread and musky herbs coming up with air. Initially pliant, gently sweet melon and pit fruit flavors turn firmer in the mid-palate and offer excellent palate coverage and strong spice character. Finishes with impressive length and lingering spiciness. Lots going on here but this still seems young. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator

Domaine Remi Jobard Meursault En Luraule 2007, List Price $68.99, Sale $42.99 – Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13% abv – Sustainable – Lime and crushed stone aromas along with a bit of biscuity reduction. Then juicy and sweet, with enticing flavors of lime and spices. This broad, sweet village wine offers excellent energy and finishes with very good grip. There are five different plantings that go into this cuvee: Jobard bought these vines when they were “very young,” just before the 1994 harvest. – Rated 90 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Morey St.-Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 2007, List Price $104.99, Sale Price $88.99 – Côte-de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A floral red berry and earth inflected nose serves as a relatively elegant introduction to the pure, detailed and lightly mineral suffused medium full flavors that possess good power, focus and intensity on the long and palate staining finish. This is lovely and understated. – Rated 90 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 89-92 points, Burghound

Domaine Dugat-Py Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2006, List Price $99.99, Sale $74.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - The Dugat-Py 2006 Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes offers considerable depth of ripe black fruits and toasted meat on a palate so fine-grained it is able to sooth and seduce all the way to a succulently long finish. En route, cocoa powder, sage, iodine, and black pepper add interest and invigoration. It could be enjoyed young but will doubtless hold well for 6-8 years, given the track record at this estate. – Rated 90 points, The Wine Advocate; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 88-90 points, Burghound

Domaine Jean Royer Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Tradition 2007, List Price $43.99, Sale $36.99 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France – 90% Grenache, 5% Syrah, 5% Mourvedre – 15% abv – Sustainable - The most drinkable and precocious of the 2007s is the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape, made from essentially the same blend as the Hommage a Mon Pere, but from slightly younger vines (only 40 years old!). Kirsch and floral notes dominate this ruby/purple-tinged effort. Almost Burgundian in its freshness and vivacity, this full-bodied, rich, elegant, gorgeously textured, approachable wine should evolve for 10-15 years. This small estate (just over 12 acres) is run by the Royer family, who can trace its origins in Chateauneuf du Pape back to the 1800′s. However, they have only been estate bottling their wines since the mid-eighties. As the following notes indicate, these are very high quality, artisanal wines made with assistance from consultant Philippe Cambie. All of the vineyards are located in the southern sectors of Chateauneuf du Pape known as Bois de la Ville and Les Grandes Serres, the latter being one of the sources for the superb wines from Isabel Ferrando’s St.-Prefert Chateauneuf du Papes. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, The Wine Advocate; 90 points, Wine Spectator

Domaine Clos St-Jean Châteauneuf-du-Pape Vieilles Vignes 2005, List Price $69.99, Sale $42.99 – Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Rhone, France – 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, 4% Mourvedre, 3% Cinsault, 2% Vaccarese, 1% Muscardin – 14.5% abv – Sustainable - The 2005 Chateauneuf du Pape Vieilles Vignes has a dark saturated ruby/purple color and a gorgeous nose of camphor, beef blood, roasted meat, pepper, lavender, spring flowers, and assorted red and black fruits such as kirsch and blackberry. The wine is very Provencal, extremely deep, full-bodied, and ideal for drinking over the next 12-15 years. The tannins are there, but they are nearly obliterated by the wine’s concentration and richness. – Rated 93 points, The Wine Advocate; 93 points, Wine Spectator; 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

Sale pricing for selected wines lasts through the end of Saturday, February 19th, 2011. No other discounts may apply.

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils' Oustanding 2007 Gevrey-Chambertin - Saturday Tasting and Sale

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Oct 292010

The laconic Christian Sérafin reports that 2007 was a vintage that had a “lousy start but a great ending. Given the lousy summer that we had, I honestly didn’t believe that it would be anywhere near as good as it is. We began picking on the 3rd of September and while there was some sorting necessary, if you did your vineyard work properly when it needed to be done, it could be minimized. In particular, given the kind of weather and humidity where the pattern was a constant warm/cold, aeration of the grapes through dropping immature bunches, leaf thinning and correct canopy management was the difference between minimal rot and lots of it. We had good sugars that ranged between 12 and 13% with good acidities and phenolic ripeness levels. As such, I did a normal vinification that lasted about 3 weeks and I like the wines a lot as they’re wine of elegance and purity.” – Allen Meadows, Burghound

Please join us this Saturday, October 30th, from 12PM to 4PM for a tasting of the following selection from the portfolio of Domaine Sérafin. The Lineup:

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Bourgogne Blanc 2007, List Price $33.99, Sale Price $27.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13% abv – Organic

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 2007, List Price $54.99, Sale Price $45.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Medium red. Complex nose melds wild red berries, herbs and spices. Seems more primary in the mouth than the younger 2008, with ripe acids framing the red fruit and spice flavors. Finishes with dusty tannins, firm backbone and lingering notes of red berries and smoked nuts. – Rated 89 Points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 87-89 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Morey St.-Denis 1er Cru Les Millandes 2007, List Price $104.99, Sale Price $88.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A floral red berry and earth inflected nose serves as a relatively elegant introduction to the pure, detailed and lightly mineral suffused medium full flavors that possess good power, focus and intensity on the long and palate staining finish. This is lovely and understated. – Rated 90 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 89-92 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Chambolle-Musigny 1er Cru Les Baudes 2007, List Price $116.99, Sale Price $98.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A more elegant and refined nose of ripe red and blue pinot fruit with violet and rose petal nuances leads to round, rich, serious and fresh flavors that are at once delicate and punchy on the mid-palate yet interestingly, fairly robust on the solidly long finish where a distinct note of anise surfaces. This is a lovely and understated Chambolle with a veneer of lace but a superstructure of firm tannins. – Rated 91 Points, Burghound; 91 points, Wine Spectator; 90 points Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar

The following wines will not be poured at the tasting, but will be on sale:

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Bourgogne Rouge 2007, List Price $35.99, Sale Price $29.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A pretty but serious dark berry and fresh earth nose introduces equally earthy and fresh flavors that possess good detail and only mild finishing rusticity. – Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin Vieilles Vignes 2007, List Price $85.99, Sale Price $72.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A touch of wood sets off complex, ripe, somber and animale suffused aromas of dark pinot fruit that precedes rich, full and powerful medium-bodied flavors brimming with dry extract, all wrapped in a powerful and impressively persistent finish. Outstanding quality for its level and recommended. – Rated 90 Points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points Wine Spectator; 90 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Corbeaux 2007, List Price $104.99, Sale Price $88.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Good medium red. Serious, somewhat brooding aromas of black cherry and licorice. Suave on entry, then lush and sweet but firmly built, with noteworthy density and a fine-grained texture. This boasts lovely fresh fruit and finishes with lingering perfume and excellent lift. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 90 points, Wine Spectator; 89-92 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Fontenys 2007, List Price $118.99, Sale Price $99.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - A brooding and serious yet very fresh nose of mostly dark berries with earth, wood spice and forest floor notes that are in keeping with the character of the textured, intense and focused middle weight flavors that culminate in a textured, complex, vibrant and velvety finish. A seductive effort with excellent balance. – Rated 91 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 91 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Gevrey-Chambertin 1er Cru Les Cazetiers 2007, List Price $160.99, Sale Price $135.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Good bright, dark red. Stuffed with very ripe black raspberry, chocolate and oak flavors and quite long on the back end, finishing with firm tannic backbone and noteworthy energy. Give this at least five years. This is a classic Cazetiers with a distinct animale element to the ripe red berry, violet and underbrush tones that continue on the earth-inflected, sappy, precise and moderately concentrated flavors that possess real character and excellent power on the impressively long, balanced and textured finish. This has another dimension relative to all of the prior wines. – Rated 93 points, Wine Spectator; 92 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 92 points, Burghound

Domaine Sérafin Père & Fils Charmes-Chambertin Grand Cru 2007, List Price $196.99, Sale Price $166.99 – Côte de Nuits, Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13% abv – Organic - Good medium red-ruby. Dark wild berries, violet, licorice and underbrush on the nose. Sweet, lush and deep. Densely packed flavors of wild berries and chocolate. Finishes broad and very ripe, with suave, fine-grained tannins and lingering subtle perfume. This isn’t quite as powerful as the Cazetiers but ultimately, there is just more here in the same fashion as there is more to the Cazetiers than any of the prior 1ers. – Rated 93 points, Stephen Tanzer’s International Wine Cellar; 93 points, Burghound; 91 points, Wine Spectator

Special Pricing: Sale prices for individual bottles last through Saturday, October 30th, 2010.

Thierry Brouin of Domaine des Lambrays - The Lineup

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Apr 032010

Not much to say here other than we’re opening Grand Cru Burgundy for our tasting today with Thierry Brouin of Domaine des Lambrays. From 1-4 pm, Thierry will be in the shop to pour/talk about his world-class organic wines. The Lineup:

Domaine des Lambrays Premier Cru Clos du Cailleret 2006, $108.99/btl – Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13.5% abv – Organic – The floral and citrus-infused nose is fresher and with slightly better integration of the wood treatment that introduces pretty and intense medium weight flavors that possess good if not great delineation and an underlying mineral streak on the moderately long finish that also evidences a bit of wood. This is certainly a perfectly good effort; moreover it’s extremely forward and could easily be drunk now with pleasure. – BH 89 points

Domaine des Lambrays Puligny-Montrachet Premier Cru Les Folatieres 2007, $108.99/btl – Burgundy, France – 100% Chardonnay – 13.5% abv – Organic – A modest wood treatment sets off cool white flower and citrus zest aromas that merge into round, soft and nicely voluminous flavors that possess an attractive hint of minerality on the delicious and acceptably precise finish. Best drunk young. – BH 89 points

Domaine des Lambrays Morey-St.-Denis 2007, $59.99/btl – Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13.5% abv – Organic – A somber yet expressive nose of red berry with herbal, underbrush and earth undertones leads to rich, full and relatively supple middle weight flavors that possess good depth and a gentle hint of finishing minerality. While this could be drunk now with pleasure, I would suggest holding if for a few years first. – BH 88 points

Domaine des Lambrays Morey-St.-Denis Premier Cru Les Loups 2007, $89.99/btl – Organic – A complex nose of flowers, spice and wild berries complements the silky texture in this deep, complex red. It’s pure and focused, with grace and a lingering aftertaste of licorice and mineral. Best from 2012 through 2022. 25 cases imported. – WS 92 points

Domaine des Lambrays Clos des Lambrays Grand Cru 2007, $139.99/btl – Burgundy, France – 100% Pinot Noir – 13.5% abv – Organic – Spice, floral and wild berry aromas lead to raspberry, cherry and mineral flavors in this stylish red. This is firmly structured, with the requisite sweet fruit to match its tannins. Excellent length. Best from 2012 through 2024. 100 cases imported. – WS 93 points

Thierry Brouin of Domaine des Lambrays - Sat., April 3, 1-4 pm

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Apr 012010

Everyone is invited to visit Weygandt Wines on Saturday, April 3, from 1PM-4PM for an extraordinary wine tasting with Peter Weygandt and Thierry Brouin, longtime regisseur of the famous Domaine des Lambrays in Burgundy’s Morey-Saint-Denis. M. Brouin will lead us through samples of the Domaine’s rare Puligny-Montrachets, Morey-Saint-Denis 1er Cru Les Loup and Grand Cru Clos des Lambrays. In the words of Michel Bettane, one of France’s most influential wine critics, “…the Clos des Lambrays is an extraordinary terroir, capable of giving wines that, in generosity of savour and length rival the greatest…”

This is a great opportunity for anyone who is a fan of Burgundy, or who is interested in learning about this legendary wine-growing region. For further information about Domaine des Lambrays and theirs wines, please visit their producer page on our website HERE. Stay tuned for the Lineup and more info…

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