Welcome to Weygandt Wines
Since 1987, Peter Weygandt has been an importer of French wines and has gained a national and international reputation for the quality of his selections and his portfolio of top "boutique" French wines. Weygandt Wines in Washington, DC, is the next natural step for the Weygandt-Metzler portfolio; a retail store dedicated to showcasing all of the diverse selections, value, and quality of Peter Weygandt Selections, from both the most-well-known viticultural regions, and from lesser-known regions and up-and-coming producers. It is a place where consumers can come to be educated about the portfolio, and on a regular basis to meet the importer and our wine growers.
Domaine Spotlight
Chapelle Saint-Theodoric
This is a joint project between importer Peter Weygandt and Baptiste Grangeon of Domaine du Cristia. In essence, its aim is to showcase three totally different terroirs in Chateauneuf du Pape. The wines are made from biodynamically farmed parcels of sandy-based vineyards (Guigasse, Le Grand Pin and Les Sablons) and are bottled without fining or filtration. Les Sablons is aged in old, small oak barrels and the Guigasse and Grand Pin in larger 600-liter demi-muids. Yields for all three terroirs came in at an amazingly low 14 hectoliters per hectare (because of the drought in 2009 and the flowering problems with the Grenache in 2010). These are all remarkable efforts of extraordinary elegance and finesse that, stylistically, come closer to the styles one sees from nearby Chateau Rayas and further north, Domaine Charvin. - Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate
Les Sablons, $44.99/btlRevealing the lightest ruby color, the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Les Sablons offers an exquisitely fragrant, ethereal nose of licorice, kirsch, sandy, loamy soil and spice box. The remarkable perfume and expansive texture are amazing given its surprisingly light ruby color, but that's Grenache at its finest. - Rated 92 points, The Wine Advocate |
La Guigasse , $59.99/btlThe 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Guigasse exhibits a dark ruby color along with a distinctive nose of roast meat, kirsch, black raspberries, lavender and licorice. Fuller-bodied, denser and firmer than Les Sablons, it represents a more virile, masculine style of wine. - Rated 92+ points, The Wine Advocate |
Le Grand Pin , $89.99/btlMy highest score goes to the 2009 Chateauneuf du Pape Le Grand Pin. This impressive, deep ruby-colored, broad wine offers oodles of kirsch liqueur, black raspberry, sweet herb and meat broth-like characteristics, impressively sweet tannin, a full-bodied mouthfeel and stunning purity as well as length. - Rated 95 points, The Wine Advocate; 94 points, Wine Spectator |
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