New Releases: Importer Kermit Lynch Kermit Lynch was born and raised in California. From his youth he remembers that his father and uncle worked for a winery, but he has no memory of anyone in his family drinking wine. The Lynch family was rich in preachers, too, but at communion they served Welch's grape juice, even though, as Kermit points out, Jesus turned water into wine, not into grape juice.
In 1972 he opened a retail wine shop and later began importing and distributing nationally. In 2000 he was named Wine Professional of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, in 1998 the French government presented him a medal and named him Chevalier de l'Ordre de Mérite Agricole, and in 2005 he received the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. His book Adventures on the Wine Route, won the Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year award.
In 1972 he opened a retail wine shop and later began importing and distributing nationally. In 2000 he was named Wine Professional of the Year by the James Beard Foundation, in 1998 the French government presented him a medal and named him Chevalier de l'Ordre de Mérite Agricole, and in 2005 he received the Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. His book Adventures on the Wine Route, won the Veuve Clicquot Wine Book of the Year award.
"We've worked with importer Kermit Lynch since day one at The Merch. I remember placing our first order with Lynch's National Sales Manager Bruce Neyers. The wines sold quickly and we developed a nice relationship over the years. Lynch's French selections are the real deal. French wines that taste the same here in the States as they do in La Belle France. That's because Lynch has the wines bottled as naturally as possible and he then ships them to America in refrigerated shipping containers better known as reefers. This attention to detail pays off in the bottle. We love these wines. You will too..."
-John Nash, The Wine Merchant, Ltd.
-John Nash, The Wine Merchant, Ltd.
2007 Ermitage Pic-st-Loup Rouge Coteaux de Langeudoc
On Sale $14.99
"We love this dark, inky, full-bodied red from sunny, southern France. The Languedoc to be precise. Lynch was one of the first American importers to explore the Languedoc long before it was a fine source of quality and value. That's what he does though, beating the back roads of France, looking for the next gem... This is a whole lotta juice for the money. It's complex, delicious and a tremendous bargain."
-John Nash, The Wine Merchant, Ltd.
On Sale $14.99
"We love this dark, inky, full-bodied red from sunny, southern France. The Languedoc to be precise. Lynch was one of the first American importers to explore the Languedoc long before it was a fine source of quality and value. That's what he does though, beating the back roads of France, looking for the next gem... This is a whole lotta juice for the money. It's complex, delicious and a tremendous bargain."
-John Nash, The Wine Merchant, Ltd.
2006 Regis Minet Pouilly-Fumé "Vieilles Vignes"
On Sale $17.99
"Regis Minet has scored another success with his 2006 Pouilly-Fume Vieilles Vignes. With the aromas and palate impression of a lime, grapefruit, and white peach sorbet laced with mint and pennyroyal, this surprisingly lush yet bright and fruit-skin tinged Sauvignon finishes bracingly on notes of sea salt and tart gooseberry. I would opt to enjoy it over the next 2-3 years..."
-The Wine Advocate
On Sale $17.99
"Regis Minet has scored another success with his 2006 Pouilly-Fume Vieilles Vignes. With the aromas and palate impression of a lime, grapefruit, and white peach sorbet laced with mint and pennyroyal, this surprisingly lush yet bright and fruit-skin tinged Sauvignon finishes bracingly on notes of sea salt and tart gooseberry. I would opt to enjoy it over the next 2-3 years..."
-The Wine Advocate
2006 Catherine le Goeuil Cairanne "Cuvee Lea Felsch"
On Sale $17.99
"Lush but focused, offering a gorgeous streak of mulled blackberry fruit supported by spice, graphite and aged tobacco notes, with a long, driven finish. Drink now through 2010."
-Rated 90/100 The Wine Spectator
On Sale $17.99
"Lush but focused, offering a gorgeous streak of mulled blackberry fruit supported by spice, graphite and aged tobacco notes, with a long, driven finish. Drink now through 2010."
-Rated 90/100 The Wine Spectator
2007 Ermitage Pic-St-Loup Blanc "Cuvee Saint Agnes"
On Sale $19.99
"A blend of Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, and Viognier, their white 2007 Cuvee Sainte Agnes takes advantage of the new appellation called simply Languedoc. A lovely ripe aroma of peach, fig, honey, rosemary, and hedge flowers introduces a glossy palate of surprising refreshment and elegance, with subtle herbs, toasted nuts, and wet stone underlying its ripe fruit and honey."
-The Wine Advocate
On Sale $19.99
"A blend of Marsanne, Roussanne, Clairette, Grenache Blanc, Grenache Gris, and Viognier, their white 2007 Cuvee Sainte Agnes takes advantage of the new appellation called simply Languedoc. A lovely ripe aroma of peach, fig, honey, rosemary, and hedge flowers introduces a glossy palate of surprising refreshment and elegance, with subtle herbs, toasted nuts, and wet stone underlying its ripe fruit and honey."
-The Wine Advocate
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