Kermit Lynch Trade Tasting
at Fort Mason, San Francisco
May 17, 2005
A great tasting, with the wines Olivier Humbrecht was pouring standing out.
Note, too, that Kermit Lynch finally has a website. - Jack

2003	Domaine Guy Amiot & Fils	Les Macherelles	Chassagne-Montrachet	(sample) Acids. Not showing much.
2002	Antoine Arena	Grotte di Sole	Patrimonio Blanc	Buy 1-2. Tasty!
2003	Domaine d’Aupilhac	Lou Maset	Coteaux du Languedoc	Wow. Good value.	2+
2002	Domaine d’Aupilhac	Lou Maset	Coteaux du Languedoc	Very good too. Great value!
2003	Domaine d’Aupilhac	Montpeyroux	Coteaux du Languedoc	More going on here. Needs time. Tannic beast.
2003	Domaine d’Aupilhac	Le Carignan		Bretty. Good.
2003	Domaine d’Aupilhac	Les Cocalieres	Coteaux du Languedoc	Appealing	1+
2001	Domaine d’Aupilhac	Le Carignan		Fun.	3?
2001	Leon Barral	Jadis	Faugères	Good.
2002	Leon Barral		Faugères	Very appealing!
2002	Leon Barral	Jadis	Faugères	Carignan-Syrah-Grenache Wow! Has it! Stinky!	6-9
2002	Leon Barral	Valiniere	Faugères	Mouvedre-Syrah.
2002	Guy Bernard		Côte-Rôtie	(sample) Very Good. Long finish. Hmmm.	1-3
2002	Lucien Boillot		Bourgogne Rouge	Just wine.	0
2003	André Brégeon	Sur Lie	Muscadet Sevre et Maine	Okay.
2003	Domaine du Cayron		Gigondas	(sample) Good!
2004	Champalou	Sec Tendre	Vouvray	(sample) Ho-hum.
2003	Domaine de la Charbonniere	Cuvée Mourre des Perdrix	Chateauneuf-du-Pape	(sample) Serious wine. Buy Some! Good with everything. Needs time.	*
2001	Domaine de la Charbonniere	Les Hautes Brusquières	Châteauneuf-du-Pape	An ager. Cellar.	1-3
2003	Domaine de la Chanteleuserie	Cuvee Alouettes	Bourgeuil	(sample) Super perfumey.	1
2002	Domaine Colin-Deléger		Chassagne-Montrachet	Very appealing. Long finish. Lemons.
2003	Domaine Colin-Deléger	Les Chaumées	Chassagne-Montrachet	(sample) Smooth. Oak. Good.
2002	Clos la Coutale		Cahors	Okay.
2000	Jean Deydier	Les Clefs d’Or	Châteauneuf-du-Pape	This is nice. Smooth. Not a long ager.
2004	Domaine Diochon	Vieilles Vignes	Moulin-à-Vent	(sample) Who knows?
2003	Domaine de Durban		Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise	Stinky-green perfume nose.	1
2003	Château d’Epiré		Savennières	Funky.	1+
2002	Domaine Etxegaraya		Irouléguy	Good nose. Yuk.
2002	Domaine Etxegaraya	Cuvée Lehengoa	Irouléguy	Just too young.
2004	Phillipe Faury		St. Joseph	(sample) Really appealing.	4-8
2003	Domaine de Fontsainte		Corbiéres Rouge	(sample) Acidic. Needs time.	1
2003	Domain Gachot-Monot		Côte de Nuits Villages	Has a touch of sweetness. Good structure.	2+
2003	Domain Gachot-Monot	Les Poulettes	Nuits-St.-Georges	Wow!	3-6
2003	Catherine Le Gœuil	Cuvée Lea Felsch	Cairanne	Similar to Marie Rouvière
2003	Catherine Le Gœuil (Goeuil)	Cuvée Marie Rouvière	Cairanne	Quite Good.	1+
2002	Pierre Guillemot		Savigny-Serpentières	It’s wine.
2000	François Jobard	Poruzots	Meursault	Herby. Very interesting.	1
2004	Charles Joguet	Rosé	Chinon	Hohum.
2003	Charles Joguet	Cuvée Terrior	Chinon	Okay.
2003	Charles Joguet	Les Petites Roches	Chinon	Good…
2003	Charles Joguet	Les Varennes du Grand Clos	Chinon	Very good nose. Dark fruits. Wow! Needs a lot of time.
2003	Charles Joguet	Clos du Chêne Vert	Chinon	Hmm. Closed. Staining.
2003	Charles Joguet	Clos de la Dioterie	Chinon	Hmm. Closed.
2001	Domiane du Joncier		Lirac Rouge	Slightly Bretty. Appealing.	1+
2003	Domaine du Joncier		Lirac Rouge	(sample) Ok.
2004	Marcel Lapierre		Morgon	Watery. Ho-hum.
2003	Marcel Lapierre		Morgon	Appealing.
2000	Marcel Lapierre		Morgon	(Magnum) Wow! Showing so well!	3+
2003	Domaine Leccia		Muscat de Cap Corse	Very good.	1
2003	Kermit Lynch	Cuvée Sélectionée par Kermit Lynch	Côtes du Rhône	Okay.
2004	Kermit Lynch	Cuvée Sélectionée par Kermit Lynch	Vin du Pays de Vaucluse Rouge	(sample) Not bad.
2002	Méo-Camuzet		Bourgogne Rouge	Okay.	0
2004	Domaine Ostertag	Vielles Vignes	Sylvaner	Okay
2003	Domaine Ostertag	Vignoble d’E	Riesling	Light. Very nice finish. Delicious!	6
2003	Domaine Ostertag	Heissenberg	Riesling	Good.
2003	Domaine Ostertag	Muenchberg Grand Cru	Riesling	No nose. Very good.
2002	Domaine Ostertag	Fronholz	Muscat	Ho-hum.
2003	Domaine Ostertag	Zellberg	Pinot Gris	Didn’t excite.
2003	Domaine Ostertag	Fronzholz VT	Gewurztraminer	Serve cold.	1+
2003	Domaine Les Pallières		Gigondas	Slightly strange…hmmm.
2001	Domaine Les Pallières		Gigondas	Okay.
2001	Château de Perron		Madiran	Really good.	3
2003	Domaine du Poujol	Proteus	VdP de Val de Montferrand	(sample) Good. Buy some. $12	*
2004	Le Pigeoulet en Provence	Vin de Pays de Vaucluse		Good.
2003	Guido Porro	Vigna I Pari	Dolcetto d’Alba
2000	Guido Porro	Vigna Lazzaraisco	Barolo	Ho-hum!
2003	Domaine de Reuilly	Les Pierres Plates	Reuilly	I like - Buy! Great value.	3
2002	Domaine Robert-Denogent	Les Pommards	St. Veran	Ho. Hum. Good…
2002	Domaine Robert-Denogent	La Croix	Pouilly-Fuissé	Caramel! Really quite good.
2004	Château La Roque		Coteaux du Languedoc Blanc	Ok.
2001	Château Roumieu-Lacoste	Sélection André Dubourdieu	Sauternes	Good for Sauternes.
2003	Domaine Saint Luc		Coteaux du Tricastin	I like! Great value.	3+
2003	St. Martin de la Garrigue	Bronzinelle	Coteaux du Languedoc	(sample) Okay.
2003	Sang des Cailloux	Cuvée Azalaïs	Vacqueyras	Very good!	4+
2003	Domaine Tempier		Bandol Rouge	(sample) Appealing now.
2004	Domaine Tempier		Bandol Rosé	Tasty! Very Good.
2002	Domaine Tempier	Cuvée La Miguoa	Bandol Rouge	Needs time. Has promise.
2001	Domaine de Terrebrune		Bandol Rouge	Good. Buy 2 or so.	2+
2004	Chateau Thivin		Brouilly	Sweetish. Good.	1
2004	Chateau Thivin		Cote de Brouilly	Good.
2003	Domaine La Tour Vieille	Vendanges	Banyuls	Okay.
2003	Château du Trignon	Rasteau	Côtes-du-Rhône Villages	(sample) Good.	2+
2004	Château du Trinquevedel	Rosé	Tavel	(sample) Very Appealing. Strawberries.
2003	La Viarte	Tocai Friuliano	Colli Orientali del Friuli	Hohum. Too cold.
2004	Vieux Mas des Papes		Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Barrel sample. Ick.
2004	Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe		Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc	Okay. Barrel sample?
2003	Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe		Châteauneuf-du-Pape Blanc	Interesting. Okay.
2001	Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe	La Crau	Châteauneuf-du-Pape	Good.
1999	Villa di Geggiano		Chianti Classico Riserva	Hmmm. Not sure. Tannic. Not enough fruit. Bret?
2003	A. et P. de Villaine	La Digoine	Bourgogne Rouge	Hmmm. Light but appealing.	1?
2003	A. et P. de Villaine	Les Montots	Mercurey Rouge	Kind of good.	2
2003	A. Marie & J. Marc Vincent	Les Passetemps	Santenay	Astringent. Shows promise.	1+
2003	Zind-Humbrecht	Gewϋrtztraminer	Wintzenheim	Wow! Essence of gewϋrtztraminer. Wow. Needs time.	12
2003	Zind-Humbrecht	Gewϋrtztraminer	Goldert	Wild. Smokey. Crazy long finish. Wild.	1-6
2002	Zind-Humbrecht	Gewϋrtztraminer	Wintzenheim	Too sweet! My least favorite.
2003	Zind-Humbrecht	Pinot Gris	Herrenweg de Turckheim	Nutty.
2002	Zind-Humbrecht	Pinot Gris	Clos Windsbuhl V.T.	Yum! Not too sweet. Very appealing.	1-2
2003	Zind-Humbrecht	Riesling	Rangen de Thann	A little greener in taste. I like. Perfumey nose. I wanted to retaste, but it was gone when I got back.
2003	Zind-Humbrecht	Riesling	Brand	Sweet. Very Balanced. Not showing lots of complexity. Delicious. WOW. Good acids.
2002	Zind-Humbrecht	Riesling	Gueberschwihr	Best Nose. Tart. Not my favorite.
2001	Zind-Humbrecht	Riesling	Clos Windsbuhl	Great minerally petrol nose. Wow! Needs time. Strong but not over powering. I like.

   Wine on the web boiled
     down into one page


    Bottles Desired scores:
   50 tastings, 3000 wines

Search our 400+ pages: Enter your search terms

Web Fork & Bottle Submit search form