The Vineyard Spring 2010 - Brown Derby International Wine Center
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Vineyard</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Vineyard</strong> <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
Domaine Tempier<br />
Te r r o i r D r i v e n W i n e s<br />
Domaine du Mas Blanc<br />
A Tr u e R e f e r e n c e<br />
Po i n t<br />
Silver Oak<br />
C a b e r n e t S a u v i g n o n<br />
Gigondas<br />
Tr u e t o Fo r m<br />
Bernard Cunty (Veronique’s husband);<br />
Gilbert Peysson (Veronique’s father);<br />
Veronique Peysson-Cunty (<strong>Wine</strong>maker)<br />
Constance Cunty (Veronique’s daughter)<br />
Francois Peyraud<br />
2007 Domaine de Font-Sane<br />
Domaine Tempier, unquestionably the best producer of<br />
Bandol, is the province of Lucien Peyraud, an animated<br />
elf <strong>Wine</strong> Advocate, Robert Parker called, “the most vivacious<br />
outgoing, charming and colorful proprietor I have<br />
ever met.” Peyraud and his wife Lulu have presided over<br />
more than 50 vintages, now assisted by sons Jean -Marie<br />
and Francois. <strong>The</strong>ir 64-acre estate includes the two best<br />
vineyard sites, known as La Tourtine and La Migoua,<br />
which from very old vines yield wines well worth seeking<br />
out for their quality and rarity. La Tourtine, dominated<br />
by mourvedre, is a brooding, backward wine; La Migoua<br />
is more feminine and forward. All of Peyraud’s lovinglymade,<br />
natural wines are, as Robert Parker put it, “quintessential<br />
Bandols, the appellations’s greatest, and revelations<br />
to those who have not tried them.”<br />
2007 Bandol Classique____________________ 44.99<br />
2006 Bandol Classique____________________ 39.99<br />
2007 Bandol la Migoua_ ___________________ 64.99<br />
2005 Bandol Rouge_ _____________________ 41.99<br />
“Dr. Andre Parce<br />
and his son, Jean-<br />
Michel, are among<br />
the most highly<br />
esteemed winemakers<br />
in all of France.<br />
<strong>The</strong>ir wines are<br />
found on more two<br />
and three-star<br />
French restaurants’<br />
wine lists than any<br />
Jean-Michel parce<br />
other producer’s. Parce, an energetic and enthusiastic<br />
promoter of the under-rated wines made from grapes<br />
grown on the terraced, hillside vineyards of Collioure and<br />
Banyuls, produces several cuvees of dry red wines from<br />
the Collioure appellation, and a number of cuvees of<br />
France’s answer to vintage port, the sweet, late-harvested<br />
Banyuls that must be tasted to be believed. <strong>The</strong>se are true<br />
rarities, available only in very limited quantities.” <strong>Wine</strong><br />
Advocate<br />
1976 Banyuls Collita Old Vines_ ________________ 54.99<br />
2003 Banyuls Cuvée la Coume_ ________________ 49.99<br />
1995 Banyuls Cuvée Speciale_ _________________ 44.99<br />
1981 Banyuls Cuvée de la St. Martin_ _____________ 59.99<br />
1991 Banyuls Late Bottled____________________ 29.99<br />
2003 Banyuls Rimage_ _____________________ 34.99<br />
2003 Banyuls Rimage_ ___________________ half 17.99<br />
1993 Banyuls Rimage_ _____________________ 29.99<br />
1969 Banyuls Collection_ ____________________ 194.99<br />
1966 Banyuls Collection_____________________ 204.99<br />
Daniel Baron, winemaker<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley_ _____________________ 99.99<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley_ __________________ mag. 199.99<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley_ _________________ 3.0 liter 499.99<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley_ _________________ 6.0 liter 999.99<br />
2005 Napa Valley, a blend of wine from vineyards throughout the appellation,<br />
is 80% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit<br />
Verdot. It has a dark garnet color and a complex nose of boysenberry, truffles,<br />
wild game, soy, and black pepper. On the palate, the wine has a silky mouthfeel<br />
and an elegant, long finish with a slight tannic grip. With proper cellaring it<br />
should give drinking pleasure through 2032.<br />
-Cellar Selections-<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley___________________ 67.99<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley________________ mag. 139.99<br />
2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley_______________ 3.0 liter 349.99<br />
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Alexander Valley_ __________________ 67.99<br />
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ _________________________ 99.99<br />
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ ______________________ mag. 199.99<br />
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ _____________________ 3.0 liter 499.99<br />
2004 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ _____________________ 6.0 liter 699.99<br />
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ ______________________ mag. 199.99<br />
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ _____________________ 3.0 liter 549.99<br />
2003 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa_ _____________________ 6.0 liter 1099.99<br />
Gigondas<br />
Domaine de Font-Sane is one of the most rewarding stops in the lovely village<br />
of Gigondas, due in no small part to the enormous talent and gracious manner<br />
of the Veronique Peysson-Cunty. Passed down from father to daughter, Veronique<br />
is the 4th generation of the Peysson family to practice viticulture and<br />
wine making at this outstanding Gigondas estate. <strong>The</strong> average age of the vines<br />
at Font-Sane are nearly 40 years old. <strong>The</strong> youngest 20 year old vines are planted<br />
hundreds of meters up the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. Important parcels<br />
of 50+ year old vines are on the middle slopes. A small plot of 100 year old<br />
vines sits adjacent to the house and cellars on more level ground. <strong>The</strong> yields are<br />
low. <strong>The</strong> mix of grape varieties is weighted towards Grenache, but Veronique<br />
also puts fully 25% Syrah into its blend for Syrah’s elegant aromas of dark fruit<br />
and fresh wild green herbs and its firm structure. Lesser amounts of Cinsault<br />
and Mourvèdre are used. Both the complexity and the balance in Font-Sane’s<br />
Gigondas comes from the mix of 4 different grape varieties planted on 5 five<br />
soils with every conceivable exposure and at various elevations from 150 to 350<br />
meters. This creates an exceptionally diverse array of aromatics and structural<br />
characteristics. In blind tastings among the growers of Gigondas, Font-Sane is<br />
often chosen as the best of the appellation.<br />
“…reveals sweet raspberry and black cherry fruit intermixed with notions of<br />
flowers, cedar, garrigue, pepper, and crushed rocks. This full-bodied, lush<br />
Gigondas should drink nicely for a decade.” <strong>Wine</strong> Advocate, rated 90-92/100<br />
“Strongly perfumed, spicy aromas of fresh violet, raspberry, white pepper and<br />
minerals. Bright, sharply focused red berry flavors show silky texture and no<br />
rough edges. Finishes clean and energetic, with repeating red fruit notes. This<br />
reminded me of a rich Pinot Noir.” Steve Tanzer, rated 91/100<br />
$<br />
29 99<br />
per bottle<br />
-Other Prominent Properties-<br />
2007 Ch. de St. Cosme Gigondas_________________________ 34.99<br />
2003 Ch. de St. Cosme Gigondas_________________________ 32.99<br />
2001 Domaine du Cayron Gigondes_ ____________________mag. 59.99<br />
2003 Domaine les Pallieres Gigondas__________________ 6.0 liter 399.99<br />
2006 Domaine les Pallieres Gigondas______________________ 34.99<br />
2005 Domaine les Pallieres Gigondas__________________ 6.0 liter 399.99<br />
2005 Guigal Gigondas_______________________________ 29.99<br />
2007 Santa Duc Gigondas Prestige des Hautes Garrigues_ __________ 59.99<br />
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