Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

2016 Toscana <em>Rosso</em> “Salita” Castagnoli

2016 Toscana Rosso “Salita”

Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana
A profound, dense wine of exceptional structure and stature, it is a grand cru of Chianti—a fifty-year wine.

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2016 Toscana <em>Rosso</em> “Brendino” Cuna

2016 Toscana Rosso “Brendino”

Cuna Italy | Tuscany | IGT Toscana

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2016 Refosco dal Peduncolo <i>Rosso</i> “Morus Nigra” Vignai da Duline

2016 Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso “Morus Nigra”

Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
Ultra elegant yet energized, fresh, and juicy. An all-natural wine that’s just easy to love.

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Château Gombaude-Guillot France | Bordeaux | Pomerol
I don’t know if it’s the 2016 vintage—considered one of Bordeaux’s greatest of the last decade—or if this wine is in a particularly prime place, but it’s the best bottle of Gombaude-Guillot I’ve ever tasted.

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2016 Pinot Nero “Ronco Pitotti”

Vignai da Duline Italy | Friuli | Friuli Colli Orientali
A contender for Italy’s best Pinot Nero.

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2016 Pinot Nero Selezione

Edi Kante Italy | Friuli | Venezia Giulia

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2016 Patrimonio <em>Rouge</em> “Carco” Antoine-Marie Arena

2016 Patrimonio Rouge “Carco”

Antoine-Marie Arena France | Corsica | Patrimonio
This is for the adventure seekers. Not because they like to take risks, but because they enjoy the great outdoors and want a wine with character and beauty to enjoy by the campfire.

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2016 Lalande-de-Pomerol

Château Belles-Graves France | Bordeaux | Lalande-de-Pomerol
A generous wine dominated by ripe black fruit with very supple, approachable tannins

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2016 Laboro Disobedient

A. & G. Fantino Italy | Piedmont | Barolo
A throwback to the legendary Barolos of old.

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2016 Irpinia Campi Taurasini “Re‘na Vota”

Terre del Vescovo Italy | Campania | Irpinia Campi Taurasini DOC
It feels rustic but has polished tannins, deftly sustaining a racy core of inky black fruit.

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2016 Fronsac

Château Haut-Lariveau France | Bordeaux | Fronsac
There is nothing overdone in this chiseled, elegant cuvée made from organically grown and pampered Merlot.

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2016 Faugères “Valinière”

Domaine Leon Barral France | Languedoc-Roussillon | Faugères
This cuvée takes the proverbial “iron fist in a velvet glove” to the next level.

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2016 Costa Nera

Clos Canarelli France | Corsica

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2016 Corse Figari <em>Rouge</em> “Alta Rocca” Clos Canarelli

2016 Corse Figari Rouge “Alta Rocca”

Clos Canarelli France | Corsica | Corse Figari
Among the greatest expressions of Sciaccarellu being made today.

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2016 Chinon “Les Petites Roches” MAGNUM

Charles Joguet France | Loire | Chinon
Given light treatment in the cellar, this wine shows off Cabernet in its most delicate, charming form.

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2016 Chianti Classico Riserva “Terrazze”

Castagnoli Italy | Tuscany | Chianti Classico Riserva
A decidedly bright, aromatic, almost exotic Chianti, with aromas of black olive, violets, iron, and smoked meat.

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2016 Canon-Fronsac

Château Moulin Pey-Labrie France | Bordeaux | Canon-Fronsac
Divine with lemon and rosemary roasted lamb.

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2016 Cairanne

Domaine Catherine Le Gœuil France | Southern Rhône | Cairanne
This Cairanne bears all of the southern Rhône notes we love and pairs magically with braised oxtails or grilled lamb chops.

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2016 Brunello di Montalcino

Ferretti Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
Drink Later: The hype about 2016 is justified, and Ferretti’s first-ever release delivers all you could ask for in a great Brunello.

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2016 Brunello di Montalcino

Sesti Italy | Tuscany | Brunello di Montalcino
A remarkable bottle of Sangiovese: complex, succulent, and slightly savory, with notes of red fruit, spices, and earth, and a long finish.

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