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DISCOVER OUR LATEST • SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010<br />
FRANCE – RED WINE CONT’D<br />
BORDEAUX<br />
CHÂTEAU PIRON 2006<br />
AC Montagne St-Émilion<br />
(Les Fils Rémy Fressineau, Prop.-Vitic.)<br />
TASTING NOTE: (Translated from the French)<br />
The 2006 continues its nice evolution. Very<br />
beautiful garnet colour. It combines aromatic<br />
concentration and a suppleness on the palate,<br />
and features aromas and flavours of cherry and<br />
spice. A lovely wine, full in the mouth. (Patrick<br />
Dussert-Gerber, www.millesimes.fr, Undated)<br />
176982 (XD) 750 mL $16.95 2<br />
BEAUJOLAIS<br />
DOMAINE DU RIAZ<br />
CÔTE-DE-BROUILLY 2008<br />
AC<br />
(Les Vins Georges Duboeuf)<br />
TASTING NOTE: The 2008 Cote de Brouilly Domaine<br />
du Riaz is strikingly scented with fresh blueberry,<br />
huckleberry, iris, and wet stones, all of which carry<br />
over to an invigoratingly bitter yet generouslyfruited<br />
and softly-textured palate, culminating in a<br />
finish possessing more than enough brightness<br />
and a decisive mineral character. Here is one of<br />
the Duboeuf crus that suggests a few years’<br />
cellaring would not be too many. Score: 89 (David<br />
Schildknecht, www.erobertparker.com, Aug. 2009)<br />
177493 (D) 750 mL $16.95 2<br />
MIDI<br />
VILLA DES ANGES<br />
CABERNETSAUVIGNON 2008<br />
Vins de Pays d’Oc<br />
(Jacqueline Menard de Ginestous)<br />
TASTING NOTE: Villa des Anges 2008 Cabernet<br />
Sauvignon is as remarkable and improbable a wine<br />
value as I have tasted in years ... a full-bodied,<br />
subtly oily-textured, palpably dense, lip-smacking,<br />
not vegetal, yet not sweet Cabernet in the<br />
Languedoc … Juniper, huckleberry, mint, rosemary,<br />
black walnut, dark chocolate, and green olive are<br />
prominent in the nose and on the palate, leading<br />
to a considerable finish ... Score: 89 (David<br />
Schildknecht, www.erobertparker.com, Aug. 2009)<br />
171967 (XD) 750 mL $12.95 1<br />
30 VINTAGES SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 2010<br />
RHÔNE<br />
DOMAINE DE SAINTSIFFREIN<br />
CHÂTEAUNEUF-DU-PAPE 2007<br />
AC<br />
TASTING NOTE: The finest effort I have yet tasted<br />
from this estate, the 2007 Chateauneuf du Pape<br />
is composed of 65% Grenache, 15% Syrah,<br />
15% Mourvedre, and 5% Cinsault. Its traditional<br />
upbringing included 100% aging in old foudres.<br />
Its dense ruby/purple color is followed by a big,<br />
sweet, juicy kiss of kirsch liqueur intermixed<br />
with blacker fruits, raspberries, licorice, camphor,<br />
and hints of lavender and incense. The wine<br />
exhibits terrific concentration, full-bodied intensity,<br />
and a 45-50-second finish. This sensational<br />
Chateauneuf du Pape will benefit from another<br />
2-3 years of bottle age, and should drink well<br />
for 15-20 years. Score: 94 (Robert Parker Jr.,<br />
www.erobertparker.com, Oct. 2009)<br />
169771 (XD) 750 mL $34.95 2<br />
Father’s Day<br />
DOMAINE DU SÉMINAIRE<br />
PRESTIGE VALRÉAS<br />
CÔTES DU RHÔNE-VILLAGES 2007<br />
AC<br />
TASTING NOTE: This is ripe, with raspberry and<br />
boysenberry fruit, but also racy, with a nice<br />
graphite edge and lingering spice notes. Very<br />
tasty. Grenache and Syrah. From the 2007<br />
harvest, but label printed without the vintage.<br />
Drink now. Score: 89 (James Molesworth,<br />
www.winespectator.com, June 30, 2009)<br />
173237 (XD) 750 mL $14.95 1<br />
LES PILIERS SYRAH 2007<br />
AC Costières de Nîmes<br />
(M. Gassier, Vign.-Élev.)<br />
TASTING NOTE: Quite toasty, with fig and licorice<br />
aromas and flavors, backed by dark currant<br />
paste, tar and spice notes. Long and fleshy<br />
through the polished finish. For the hedonist<br />
crowd. Drink now through 2010. Score: 90<br />
(James Molesworth, www.winespectator.com,<br />
Nov. 15, 2009)<br />
678086 (XD) 750 mL $14.95 1
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