Peter Weygandt tasting at Hinton's

Hinton's Wine Store
Tasted Tuesday, January 12, 2010 by MindMuse with 696 views

Introduction

Tasting with Peter Weygandt.
11 from France, 1 Italian for good luck.

Flight 1 - Food friendly Whites (4 Notes)

Flight 2 - Fine Cru Beaujolais and Cotes du Rhone (4 Notes)

  • 2008 Daniel Bouland Chiroubles 90 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Chiroubles

    Bright rose red. Very pretty nose with strawberry pie and underbrush. Not at all shy on the nose like previous notes (Maybe because Peter Weygandt was watching over it?). On the palate more of a bold cranberry with walnuts. This is a darn nice Cru Beaujolais.

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  • 2008 Daniel Bouland Morgon Vieilles Vignes 91 Points

    France, Burgundy, Beaujolais, Morgon

    Rosy red. A little softer and darker than the Chiroubles. Red currants, tree bark. Lovely, pure, restrained and balanced. 90-91. Best to hold it a bit.

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  • 2008 Domaine Saint-Damien Côtes du Rhône Vieilles Vignes 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

    Medium dark ruby. Load of turned earth, black cherry, garrigue. Bold, earthy dark fruit bursts on the palate. A hole in the mid-palate but long tannic grippy finish. Lots of character and very fine QPR at 18.

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  • 2007 Domaine Grand Nicolet Côtes du Rhône 87 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Côtes du Rhône

    Dark ruby. Initial primary aroma of, well, horse manure. If you, ahem, dig into it there is cigar box, ashes, dark fruit. Brett fans should hope for a bottle like this one. On the palate the fruit comes off with a lighter character, but the major drawback (much more than the brett to me) was the harsh, hot attack in the mouth.

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Flight 3 - Big 'uns from Southern Rhone (4 Notes)

  • 2006 Domaine Saint-Damien Gigondas Vieilles Vignes 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Ruby colored. On the nose cherry, high toned leather. Medium weight. In the mouth cherry/cranberry with a dusting of spice. Long, focused finish. Will reward a couple of years of cellaring. 89 now -90 later.

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  • 2006 Domaine Raymond Usseglio & Fils Châteauneuf-du-Pape Cuvée Girard 89 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Light bricking ruby. Black walnut hulls, black currant, sandalwood. On the palate more pomegranate and cranberry. This one didn't seem to have a lot more upside to me, but YMMV.

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  • 2007 Domaine Charvin Châteauneuf-du-Pape 94 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Ruby colored. Grilled meats, spice, cranberry, raspberry, cherry, pain grille, nuts. Intense. Crystalline. Complex and balanced but needs years ( I thought 5-7+, Peter W. says best 5-15 years window.) 93-95.

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  • 2007 Domaine de Ferrand Châteauneuf-du-Pape 93 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Châteauneuf-du-Pape

    Dark ruby. This one is a bit tough to assess. I had two pours of it, from different bottles but within a half hour and they were VASTLY different. The first showed an odd nose of iron filings, volcanic rock, undertoned lanolin, but no fruit on the nose, but with dark cherry, roots, and pepper on the palate. It was good, but strange. On a second pour the wine was much more vibrant and open, more intense, and with a far more prominent tannic structure. Neither seemed in the realm of 98 pts, but I'm willing to say I was wrong in a few years if you pour it for me then. 90-95, shading the benefit of doubt officially to the second one.

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