Community Tasting Note

• Jon Harrison Likes this wine: 89 points

  May 29, 2020 - 2018 Kermit Lynch Languedoc AOP (Terra Viva).
  
  Smply one the best values in French red wine that I know of. If you can buy this wine for $11-12 usd?? Are you kidding me?
  
  Medium-dark ruby color. Beautiful, perfumey, nose of Southern France, redolent of garrigue spice, dried cherry, purple plum, wildflowers (violet with a touch of herbs de Provence). Medium to medium-full body (14% alc), but deep flavor concentration and excellent length. Soft finish.
  
  Definitely tastes more Grenache driven to me than Syrah driven. But that's okay. This is like a baby CDP. Drink now.
  
  The balance of this '18 is spot-on. Absolutely delicious and beautifully reflects its southern French terroir. This wine has "soul." According to the importer (KLWM), the grapes come from high-elevation, schist terroirs in Cabrières. The beautiful wild countryside midpoint between Montpellier and Carcassonne.
  
  Label days: 55% Syrah. 30% Grenache. 10% Carignan. 5% Cinsault
  
  Red wine does NOT get better at this price!
  (88-90 pts.)
  
  -JGH sommelier CMS-III, San Francisco CA

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• jsternh commented:

  6/12/20, 5:37 PM - Spot on review. No need for me to add anything.

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