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
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
The vintage, austere and tense in its youth, has matured into the best a perfectly aged Meursault can offer.
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.
Ludovic Engelvin France | Languedoc-Roussillon
After aging for eight years, it’s now in a spot where the fruit recalls savory plums and baked cherries.
Deperu Holler Italy | Sardinia
A field blend of Vermentino with Sardinian heirloom varieties. With some age, it has blossomed into a Mediterranean beauty—splendidly deep, rich, and layered.
Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux
Everything you’d expect from an aged Bordeaux of this pedigree. At a perfect stage of its evolution, it offers a striking aroma of sweet spice, woodsmoke, earth, and enduring notes of dark Merlot fruit.
Villa Di Geggiano Italy | Tuscany
With thirteen years of age, the 2012 expresses autumnal notes of pine forest, wood smoke, freshly foraged mushrooms, and frutti di bosco.
Christine de Mianville France | Loire
A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
Domaine Jamet France | Northern Rhône
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum two bottles per purchase.**
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
Comtesse de Chérisey France | Burgundy
Power, finesse, succulence, and striking acidity... Pair with delicate crab meat and relish in the experience.
Antoine Arena France | Corsica
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
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.
Kante Italy | Friuli
Aged eight years before release, the wine is textured, vibrant, and delightfully decadent.
Domaine Taupenot-Merme France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
France | Burgundy
The vintage, austere and tense in its youth, has matured into the best a perfectly aged Meursault can offer.
Italy | Veneto
Enjoy this decadent treat—a combination of powerful structure and tender elegance—before a roaring fire on a chilly winter evening.
France | Languedoc-Roussillon
After aging for eight years, it’s now in a spot where the fruit recalls savory plums and baked cherries.
Italy | Sardinia
A field blend of Vermentino with Sardinian heirloom varieties. With some age, it has blossomed into a Mediterranean beauty—splendidly deep, rich, and layered.
France | Bordeaux
Everything you’d expect from an aged Bordeaux of this pedigree. At a perfect stage of its evolution, it offers a striking aroma of sweet spice, woodsmoke, earth, and enduring notes of dark Merlot fruit.
Italy | Tuscany
With thirteen years of age, the 2012 expresses autumnal notes of pine forest, wood smoke, freshly foraged mushrooms, and frutti di bosco.
France | Loire
A single-vineyard bottling whose age lends a soft, drawn butter richness to its bright, tart citrus palate.
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 | Burgundy
**Extremely limited quantities, maximum one bottle per purchase.**
France | Burgundy
Power, finesse, succulence, and striking acidity... Pair with delicate crab meat and relish in the experience.
France | Corsica
Golden ripe Vermentinu berries are responsible for this fleshy, succulent dry white.
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.
Italy | Friuli
Aged eight years before release, the wine is textured, vibrant, and delightfully decadent.
France | Burgundy
A classic Charmes, sensual and graceful, with a deep core of concentration.
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