Kermit Lynch Selections Côtes du Rhône Cypress Cuvée

Kermit Lynch Selections

Other · Red Rhone Blend
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87 /100
Reviews
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Vintages

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2007 Other 87/100
Red Rhone Blend
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86.9
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91
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Taster #5398 · Oct 24, 2019
Still very much alive. Earthy with rich dark fruit still.
2007 vintage
Taster #5398 · Nov 26, 2016
Great value GSM, always enjoy it. 9 years was a stretch for this one, time to drink.
2007 vintage
Taster #4781 · Sep 24, 2016
88/100
Opened one hour prior to pairing with hamburgers and fries. A medium+ ruby in the glass extending out to a thinning meniscus. A reticent nose, featuring cherry, red alpine currant, white pepper and a touch of forest floor. Very good+ intensity and concentration, with excellent mid-palate push, and a 20+ second finish. Initial drying tannins cleared quickly. This is better than our first bottle several years ago, and probably at peak right now. No hurry.
2007 vintage
Taster #7934 · Apr 27, 2015
86/100
Nothing fantastic but quite solid Cote du Rhone for a weeknight. Still had good color and decent fruit. Last bottle in cellar, probably just in time.
2007 vintage
Taster #9199 · Dec 2, 2013
Tasted dusty, leather, with some pepper.
2007 vintage
Taster #1665 · Nov 10, 2012
Cooking wine
2007 vintage
Taster #8229 · Oct 27, 2011
88/100
Not opaque, but very deep purple color. On the nose a little funk, violets & potpourri, the barest touch of vanilla and sweetness. Good strong on the palate, lots of acidity (I like this). Medium finish.
2007 vintage
Taster #8073 · Sep 8, 2011
90/100
Aromas of dark berry, cocoa, and herbs. Medium body. Flavors of black raspberry and a little cooking spice. More new world than I would have thought. Very easy to drink and a nice value...Really improves with air. After 3 hours this gains weight, a meaty factor, and sweeter tannins. Gotta up this to a 90.
2007 vintage
Taster #0635 · Jun 21, 2011
All bottles sent back to WL
2007 vintage
Taster #8027 · Apr 24, 2011
82/100
Flat, metalic.... would not buy again
2007 vintage
Taster #2973 · Mar 11, 2011
89/100
Fresh with ripe Grenache and smoky Syrah. Serious bracing acidity (maybe too much) and a long delicious finish. $14.99 OH Retail
2007 vintage
Taster #1132 · Feb 17, 2011
85/100
I think part of the mixed reviews are due in part by the fact that everyone has a different palate. That is why we all don’t eat the same foods. To my palate this was OK but nothing special. It had a basic fruit profile but didn’t lean heavy towards either side (light or dark fruit). It was a nice pizza wine but surely not something I would rush out to purchase again. On the nose it had that barnyard …
2007 vintage
Taster #8279 · Feb 15, 2011
88/100
Liked it. Nice acidity.
2007 vintage
Taster #1142 · Dec 12, 2010
89/100
Wow, big range in the reviews... I'd go 88-89; there can be a big difference in serving this type of wine, so that could contribute to some of the bad reviews. First (I'm admittedly not an expert, ...but) standard red Rhône's aren't usually very complex or heavy, so decanting is usually not needed. Open the bottle, pour a small taste and check it...if you think it needs to breathe then leave the bottle open and put it in the refridgerator …
2007 vintage
Taster #0584 · Apr 17, 2010
89/100
Churchill's: Kermit Lynch (Maumee, OH) : Big green beans on the nose (!), rich. Riper than average, very smooth, delicious and balanced.
2007 vintage
Taster #8166 · Apr 1, 2010
82/100
The scores seem all over the place for this particular vintage, I'm not sure why. Initally it was quite fruity, cherry with a short finish, very good with a tomato-y based pizza. After being decanted for one hour it turned into straight bologna, or cold hot dog aromas. I'm not kidding here folks. It was a quite unattractive aroma for me, and I couldn't detect any fruit...how sad.
2007 vintage
Taster #7120 · Feb 5, 2010
84/100
Acid is high; a bit out of balance - decent value otherwise.
2007 vintage
Taster #0584 · Oct 10, 2009
89/100
Churchill's: 2007 Cotes du Rhone (Maumee, OH) : Closed Porty-y nose. Good acidity. Big and tannic. This will be even better in 5 years. $16
2007 vintage
Taster #7303 · Aug 12, 2009
89/100
Excellent - 89 when first opened, it had quite a bit of ripe fruit, but also strong acid and some nice minerality...with a little time, the fruit moves to the background (but is still there), revealing a great, complex red...this wine changed quite a bit while open, but both the ripe fruit style and the mineral style (that showed through after an hour or so of being open) were excellent
2007 vintage
Taster #1004 · Jul 1, 2009
91/100
Dark-fruited high-toned nose with a hint of vanilla. Palate has some nice meaty flavors and chalky mineralty to go with the dark fruit. Structured to improve over the next five to ten years.
2007 vintage
Taster #7128 · Apr 25, 2009
83/100
nose of red fruits, soap, cherry. flat mouth
2007 vintage
Taster #9578 · Mar 24, 2009
84/100
Kind of dissapointed. Nice weight, but it was flabby and overripe without much balance or complexity. Had a bit of a cheap wine taste.
2007 vintage
Taster #6550 · Mar 1, 2009
88/100
Great value for this wine. Deep inky color. Nice fresh dark berry flavor. Not much nose upon opening. Fleshy on the palate. Nice finish
2007 vintage