Kermit Lynch French Offerings

Artisan Wine Depot, Mountain View, California
Tasted Friday, December 28, 2012 by rjonwine@gmail.com with 396 views

Flight 1 - Dry Whites (2 Notes)

Flight 2 - Dry Reds (5 Notes)

  • 2010 Catherine et Pierre Breton Bourgueil Trinch! 87 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Bourgueil

    Dark purple red violet color; appealing, tart currant, lightly herbaceous, mineral, light pepper nose; tight, rustic, tart currant, mineral, light pepper palate with medium acidity; needs 2 years; medium finish

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  • 2009 Domaine les Pallières Gigondas Les Racines 90 Points

    France, Rhône, Southern Rhône, Gigondas

    Medium red violet color with pale meniscus; appealing, tart cherry, bramble, light licorice nose; tight, tart black fruit, tar, mineral, bramble, licorice palate; needs 2-plus years; medium-plus finish (80% Grenache, 15% Syrah and Cinsault, 5% Clairette)

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  • 2010 Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape Télégramme 89 Points

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

    Very dark cherry red color; tart berry, licorice, garrigue, graphite nose; very tight, tart black fruit, licorice, graphite, bramble palate; needs 3-4 years; medium-plus finish (90% Grenache, 10% Mourvedre)

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  • 2009 Domaine du Gros 'Noré Bandol 91 Points

    France, Provence, Bandol

    Very dark cherry red color; appealing, tart berry, baked berry, black cherry, dried berry nose; tight, tart berry, black cherry, mineral, graphite, anise, light pepper palate with character; needs 4-plus years; medium-plus finish (80% Mourvedre, 15% Grenache, 5% Cinsault)

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  • 2009 Domaine Tempier Bandol 90 Points

    France, Provence, Bandol

    Dark purple red violet color; brett, very, tart berry, dried berry, tobacco nose; very tart berry, brett, graphite, tobacco, palate; needs 4-plus years; medium-plus finish (brett level is disappointingly high; 75% Mourvedre, 14% Grenache, 9% Cinsault, 2% Carignan)

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Flight 3 - Vouvrays (2 Notes)

  • NV Champalou Vouvray Pétillant Brut 88 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray Pétillant

    Light lemon yellow color with few tiny bubbles; appealing, apple, apple cream, tart pear, apple skin nose; juicy, tart pear, apple, mineral, chalk palate with medium acidity; medium finish

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  • 2011 Champalou Vouvray Cuvée des Fondraux 89 Points

    France, Loire Valley, Touraine, Vouvray

    Light yellow color; apple skin, chalk, tart green apple,nose; complex, off-dry, ripe green apple, honey, chalk, mineral palate with near medium acidity; medium-plus finish

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Flight 4 - Sparkling Red (1 Note)

Flight 5 - Sauternes (1 Note)

  • 2009 Château Roûmieu-Lacoste 88 Points

    France, Bordeaux, Sauternais, Sauternes

    From 375 ml - light golden yellow color; appealing, apricot, dried apricot nose; quite sweet, honeyed, unctuous, oear syrup, tart apricot palate; long finish

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