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Please join us for a spectacular tasting event featuring Cori Holstedt and the exciting selections of Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant.
All wines will be available for direct purchase via Spectrum Wine Direct.
A variety of charcuterie and hors d'œuvres will be provided to accompany the wines.
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Spectrum Wine 14201 Chambers Rd.
Tustin, CA 92780 1 (949) 748 4845 |
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Thusday 26 April 2018
6:00pm - 7:30pm
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| Over forty years of doing business in France and Italy have given Kermit Lynch a level of expertise that few in the wine industry can boast. He was the first to champion the benefits of unfined and unfiltered wines, long before they had become fashionable. This belief is really a matter of taste, and the proof has always been in the glass, offering a purer expression of fruit and an unadulterated reflection of the terroir. Every year, Kermit enjoys a creative collaboration with some growers to find the best of their selections. Together, they work towards creating a final blend that showcases the region in all its glory at a price point that is difficult to match.
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| | | | Paul Bara Vouzy Grand Rosé Brut Grand Cru NV - $49.95
“The delicate range of ripe raspberry, smoky mineral, star anise, honey and lemon pound cake flavors is nonetheless expressive and long in this elegant rosé, riding the lacy mousse and focused by sleek, mouthwatering acidity, with a chalky finish.”
91 - Wine Spectator
Christophe Buisson Saint-Romain Blanc 2015 - $34.95
"Christophe Buisson is a young, passionate vigneron with all the skills for success. From his home base in Saint-Romain, the little known and thus underappreciated (and undervalued) appellation in the hills behind Meursault, Christophe has been honing his craft for the last decade. The appellation of Saint-Romain is ampitheatre-like, with the best sites located on stony slopes beneath a striking outcropping of limestone cliffs. You access the village after traversing Auxey-Duresses on the way to the Hautes Côtes de Beaune. Christophe owns land in some of the best sites in Saint-Romain, Sous le Château and La Perrière, sites that would likely be premier cru in a village such as Chassagne-Montrachet." Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Francine et Olivier Chablis Savary 2016 - $19.95
Francine et Olivier Savary Chablis 1er Cru Fourchaume 2016 - $29.95
"In Maligny, a village well-poised between Paris and Dijon, just north of Chablis, Olivier Savary and his wife, Francine, have been vignerons since 1984. Though many of Olivier’s family members were vignerons, an unfortunate series of challenging harvests discouraged his parents from joining the family business. Chardonnay runs strongly through his veins, however, and Olivier pursued wine school in Dijon regardless of the fact that he would have no vines of his own. Olivier and Francine arranged to farm some vineyard land en métayage (share cropping) in the Chablis and Petit Chablis appellations. With his father at his side to farm the complex network of vineyards, Olivier initially sold off the majority of his production in bulk to a négociant. Emboldened by their years of combined experience and family history of winemaking, Francine and Olivier finally found their wings and began bottling under their own label. In 1990, Olivier's longtime friend and Chablis legend Jean-Marie Raveneau introduced Olivier to Kermit. Today, Francine and Olivier are joined by their sons, Maxime and Mathieu, whose ambition and young energy ensures a bright future for the domaine.
The Savarys have finally earned the recognition for their hard work, and are highly regarded in the appellation. The clay-limestone hillsides of the Kimmeridgian chain are excellent for growing dazzling, complex Chardonnay, also known here as “Beaunois.” However ideal the soil, Olivier brings his own brilliance to the table. The grapes from his vineyards throughout the Chablis appellation are blended into one fabulously complex village wine cuvée. He also bottles an extraordinary premier cru from Fourchaume, as well as a separate cuvée of old-vine fruit in heavy, wax-sealed bottles after élévage in demi-muids. These exquisite wines are quintessential Chablis, with unmistakable aromas of ancient crushed shells and a pronounced, racy mineral structure." Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant
Domaine Robert-Denogent Saint-Veran VV Les Pommards 2014 - $29.95
“The 2014 Saint Veran Les Pommards Vieilles Vignes offers fragrant scents of yellow flowers, mirabelle and cold granite on the nose: very well defined and gaining intensity all the time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a touch of apricot on the entry, extremely well-judged acidity and a nonchalant, harmonious finish with hints of grapefruit and yellow plum. This is simply delicious.”
91 - Wine Advocate
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| | | | Albert Boxler Grand Cru Riesling Sommerberg 2015 - $69.95
“Boxler's 2015 Riesling Grand Cru Sommerberg opens with the discreet charm and aristocratic distinction of a great wine. Very pure, clear, fine and elegant on the nose, with fine stony and herbal flavors but also ripe stone fruit and floral aromas, the 2015 tells the story of its origin in the glass in an excitingly subtle yet deep way. The palate is great! It is intense and juicy, nicely concentrated and ripe, with a touch of sweetness but gorgeous finesse, vitality and piquancy. The finish is pure and salty and develops a fascinating juiciness that explodes in the finish. This is not a wine for mouthfeel drinkers, but it is surely one of the finest, most delicate and balanced Rieslings you can find from this vintage. The combination of concentration, complexity, structure, minerality and sweetness (due to the low acidity, higher alcohol and extract) could hardly be better.”
95 - Wine Advocate
Kuentz-Bas Alsace Pinot Noir 2015 - $18.95
“The 2014 Saint Veran Les Pommards Vieilles Vignes offers fragrant scents of yellow flowers, mirabelle and cold granite on the nose: very well defined and gaining intensity all the time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a touch of apricot on the entry, extremely well-judged acidity and a nonchalant, harmonious finish with hints of grapefruit and yellow plum. This is simply delicious.”
90 - Wine Spectator
Guy Breton Beaujolais Villages Cuvée Marylou 2016 - $19.95
“Brilliant ruby. Vibrant, highly perfumed red fruit and floral scents show excellent clarity and pick up a hint of smoky minerals with air. Juicy, focused and light on its feet, offering subtly sweet raspberry and candied rose flavors sharpened by a jot of white pepper. Finishes racy and taut, with no obvious tannins and strong tenacity.”
91 - Vinous
Chateau Thivin Côte de Brouilly 2016 - $22.99
“Light bright ruby. Intense, sharply focused aromas of raspberry liqueur, lavender and succulent herbs carry a zesty mineral overtone. Sweet and seamless on the palate, offering nervy red berry, blood orange and floral pastille flavors that are underscored by suggestions of licorice and allspice. At once powerful and elegant, finishing with excellent tension, persistence and harmonious tannins. The interplay of power and finesse here is quite impressive.”
93 - Vinous
Guy Breton Morgon Vieilles Vignes 2016 - $29.95
“The 2014 Saint Veran Les Pommards Vieilles Vignes offers fragrant scents of yellow flowers, mirabelle and cold granite on the nose: very well defined and gaining intensity all the time in the glass. The palate is very well balanced with a touch of apricot on the entry, extremely well-judged acidity and a nonchalant, harmonious finish with hints of grapefruit and yellow plum. This is simply delicious.”
94 - Vinous
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| | | | Charles Joguet Chinon Les Petites Roches 2015 - TBD
“Focused, with good black cherry and black currant fruit inlaid with light violet, olive and fresh bay leaf accents. The fresh, pure finish has nice energy.”
91 - Wine Spectator
Charles Joguet Chinon Les Varennes du Grand Clos 2015 - TBD
“A bramble- and bay leaf—edged version, with a mix of dark cherry and red currant fruit forming the core. Light singed tobacco and a fresh chalk threads line the finish. Long and refined, showing a lovely tug of earth at the end.”
93 - Wine Spectator
Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe Châteauneuf-du-Pape La Crau 2015 - $69.99
“This has a lovely, perfumy mix of savory, mint, tobacco, blood orange, cherry and bergamot notes all mixed together, carried by silky but ample structure before ending with a long, mineral- and shiso leaf—infused finish. Finely beaded acidity lets everything hang wonderfully. This should expand and cruise in the cellar.”
95 - Wine Spectator
Domaine Tempier Bandol Rouge 2015 - $39.95
“Beautiful aromas of minerals, stones, roses and fresh strawberry. Some citrus too. Full body, yet agile and fresh with light cantaloupe lemon rind, white pepper and dried cherry flavors."
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