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JULY ADV - 2019 Languedoc Rouge
Selected By Kermit LynchA more recent addition to our portfolio, the Languedoc rouge “Cuvée Kermit Lynch” has quickly become almost as popular as our Côtes du Rhone. It’s made by our friend Jean-Claude Zabalia, who sources the grapes from his vineyards in the mountainous Languedoc terroir of Cabrières. The 2019 vintage is over half Syrah, giving it lots of smoky dark fruit and a toothsome meatiness.
—Dustin Soiseth
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2019 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 60% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 5% Cinsault, 5% Carignan |
Appellation: | Languedoc |
Country: | France |
Region: | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Producer: | Kermit Lynch Blends - Languedoc |
Winemaker: | Jean-Claude Zabalia |
Vineyard: | 30 years average, 3 ha |
Soil: | 70% Schist, 30% Clay-Limestone |
Aging: | Aged in 70% stainless steel tank, 30% wood (foudre, demi-muid, barrel) |
Farming: | Lutte Raisonnée |
Alcohol: | 14.5% |
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About The Producer
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About The Region
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Ask wine drinkers around the world, and the word “Languedoc” is sure to elicit mixed reactions. On the one hand, the region is still strongly tied to its past as a producer of cheap, insipid bulk wine in the eyes of many consumers. On the other hand, it is the source of countless great values providing affordable everyday pleasure, with an increasing number of higher-end wines capable of rivaling the best from other parts of France.
While there’s no denying the Languedoc’s checkered history, the last two decades have seen a noticeable shift to fine wine, with an emphasis on terroir. Ambitious growers have sought out vineyard sites with poor, well draining soils in hilly zones, curbed back on irrigation and the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and looked to balance traditional production methods with technological advancements to craft wines with elegance, balance, and a clear sense of place. Today, the overall quality and variety of wines being made in the Languedoc is as high as ever.
Shaped like a crescent hugging the Mediterranean coast, the region boasts an enormous variety of soil types and microclimates depending on elevation, exposition, and relative distance from the coastline and the cooler foothills farther inland. While the warm Mediterranean climate is conducive to the production of reds, there are world-class whites and rosés to be found as well, along with stunning dessert wines revered by connoisseurs for centuries.
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
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