Pahlmeyer Jayson Cabernet Sauvignon 2012
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Blend: 100% Cabernet Sauvignon
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A stunning effort from Jayson Pahlmeyer: lush and thick with pure toasty Cabernet essence; ripe blackberry, cassis and black cherry play on the palate with notes of licorice, chocolate and sweet vanilla oak; generous and actually quite reasonably priced.
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Rich, with tiers of explosive dark berry, plum, blueberry and melted black licorice flavors. This is tight and focused, maintaining a laser beam of flavor that pushes past the gripping tannins. Best from 2015 through 2025.
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A substantial, 100% Cabernet Sauvignon from the producer’s own vineyard, as well as others like Stagecoach, this wine is juicy in black cherry, blackberry and plum, and exceptionally silky and smooth on the palate. High-toned on the finish, with a compelling minerality that is allowed to shine via a well-managed use of oak, it's big on the finish, and will cellar well, through 2012.
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James Suckling
A soft and rich wine with plenty of fruit and hints of walnut. Medium to full body, round tannins and a medium finish. Drink now.
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Pahlmeyer was founded in 1986, by a desire to be great by its eponymous creator Jayson Pahlmeyer. With a dream to create a California Mouton, Jayson and his partners spared no resource to make this dream a reality. Whether it was finding the perfect piece of land high atop Napa Valley’s Atlas Peak or covertly smuggling in Bordeaux cuttings, all pieces of Pahlmeyer’s history have led to its place as one of the top brand names from Napa Valley. From the very beginning, Pahlmeyer has been dedicated to crafting fine wines from the best fruit sources possible. In California, this means high elevation mountain sites, where the grapes are afforded more sunlight, cooler temperatures, and less fertile soils, which together create ideal conditions. Pahlmeyer sources the majority of their fruit from four key locations: Pahlmeyer Estate (Atlas Peak), Stagecoach (Atlas Peak / Pritchard Hill), Rancho Chimiles, and Antica.