Opening Our Cellar Doors
by Clark Z. Terry
Opening Our Cellar Doors
by Clark Z. Terry
Like a portal to another dimension, December is the time of year when our cellar doors open. And this year, the stars have aligned for them to open not just for a few days, but the entire month. Yes, all month long we’ll release aged wines from across our portfolio, including Domaine Tempier, Les Pallières, Vieux Télégraphe, Mas Champart, Quintarelli, and Robert Chevillon, to name just a few.
Here at Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant, you don’t have to be rich to cellar great wine and you don’t have to be rich to buy it, already aged, either. We’ll make sure to keep these selections varied in price, region, and style, and we’ll add more throughout the month. Availability is limited!
Wines In The Collection
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe France | Southern Rhône
Truly classic Vieux Télégraphe, deep and powerful as usual, yet showing great finesse and class, almost an ethereal quality.
Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux
** New Wine Added ** Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.
Domaine Ludovic Engelvin France | Languedoc-Roussillon
** New Wine Added ** After aging for eight years, it’s now in a spot where the fruit recalls savory plums and baked cherries.
Christine de Mianville France | Loire
** New Wine Added ** A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.
B. & G. Hubau France | Bordeaux
At thirteen years old, its brambly berry notes are but a memory of its youth. They have evolved and taken on a woodsier sophistication.
Thierry Allemand France | Northern Rhône
** New Wine Added ** Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont
** New Wine Added ** Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
Deperu Holler Italy | Sardinia
Recommended for the curious, the geeky, and enthusiasts of grilled fish, bottarga pasta, and goat cheeses.
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany
It expresses both down-home rusticity and an aristocratic elegance—a telltale sign of authentic Chianti.
A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
Domaine Robert Chevillon France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
Power, finesse, succulence, and striking acidity... Pair with delicate crab meat and relish in the experience.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
Thierry Allemand France | Northern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Mas Champart France | Languedoc-Roussillon
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto
Enjoy this decadent treat—a combination of powerful structure and tender elegance—before a roaring fire on a chilly winter evening.
Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
Domaine Follin-Arbelet France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Giuseppe Quintarelli Italy | Veneto
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
Domaine Jamet France | Northern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Château Gruaud Larose France | Bordeaux
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Charles Joguet France | Loire
Joguet’s Varennes du Grand Clos has fine-grained tannins that seem to melt into the richness of a marbled steak in an almost magical way.
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
The vintage, austere and tense in its youth, has matured into the best a perfectly aged Meursault can offer.
Antoine Arena France | Corsica
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Kante Italy | Friuli
Aged eight years before release, the wine is textured, vibrant, and delightfully decadent.
France | Southern Rhône
Truly classic Vieux Télégraphe, deep and powerful as usual, yet showing great finesse and class, almost an ethereal quality.
France | Bordeaux
** New Wine Added ** Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
** New Wine Added ** After aging for eight years, it’s now in a spot where the fruit recalls savory plums and baked cherries.
France | Loire
** New Wine Added ** A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.
France | Bordeaux
At fourteen years old, this old-vine Merlot’s brambly berry notes have evolved and taken on a woodsier sophistication of shady underbrush, violet, and nutmeg. Furthermore, the soil here is uncommonly rich in limestone, meaning that this bottling leans to the mineral side, with graphite-like tannins.
France | Northern Rhône
** New Wine Added ** Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.
Italy | Piedmont
** New Wine Added ** Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.
France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
Italy | Sardinia
Recommended for the curious, the geeky, and enthusiasts of grilled fish, bottarga pasta, and goat cheeses.
Italy | Tuscany
It expresses both down-home rusticity and an aristocratic elegance—a telltale sign of authentic Chianti.
Italy | Piedmont
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
France | Burgundy
Power, finesse, succulence, and striking acidity... Pair with delicate crab meat and relish in the experience.
France | Alsace
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum four bottles per purchase.**
France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
France | Northern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
Italy | Veneto
Enjoy this decadent treat—a combination of powerful structure and tender elegance—before a roaring fire on a chilly winter evening.
France | Bordeaux
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Italy | Veneto
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum three bottles per purchase.**
France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
France | Northern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Italy | Tuscany
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
France | Bordeaux
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Italy | Tuscany
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
France | Loire
Joguet’s Varennes du Grand Clos has fine-grained tannins that seem to melt into the richness of a marbled steak in an almost magical way.
France | Burgundy
The vintage, austere and tense in its youth, has matured into the best a perfectly aged Meursault can offer.
France | Corsica
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
Italy | Friuli
Aged eight years before release, the wine is textured, vibrant, and delightfully decadent.
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