This very much surprised to the upside with delicious blackberry fruit and a spice-driven complex finish. At 15.2% alcohol, I wouldn’t have expected it to age well but it has. Mature and ready.
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2009 Pahlmeyer Red Blend. This napa red blend was a nice treat at a recent dinner. The initial nose was awash with new oak and red fruit that settled down with some air. The palate offered more red fruits and acid than I expected but played very well with the food. The mid palate was a little thin and watery, which was the only real letdown here. 93
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Ft Wayne Dinner: Did not impress, seemed past its prime, tasted thin in the mid range, tasted with a number of other wines, maybe i missed something. Drank with lamb and filet mignon, would try again.
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Consistent with my prior review in 2019. Luscious ripe fruit, notes of tobacco and leather. This time, with two and a half years of more age, and a two hour decant, the high (15.2%) alcohol was not an issue. Well integrated. Time to drink up. I don't see this improving further.
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11/30/2023 - BordeauxBoy Likes this wine: 93 Points
Excellent and drinking perfectly.
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7/4/2023 - dream Likes this wine: 92 Points
This very much surprised to the upside with delicious blackberry fruit and a spice-driven complex finish. At 15.2% alcohol, I wouldn’t have expected it to age well but it has. Mature and ready.
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6/19/2023 - VinDeVie_1 Likes this wine: 93 Points
2009 Pahlmeyer Red Blend. This napa red blend was a nice treat at a recent dinner. The initial nose was awash with new oak and red fruit that settled down with some air. The palate offered more red fruits and acid than I expected but played very well with the food. The mid palate was a little thin and watery, which was the only real letdown here. 93
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4/27/2022 - mwneil wrote: 88 Points
Ft Wayne Dinner: Did not impress, seemed past its prime, tasted thin in the mid range, tasted with a number of other wines, maybe i missed something. Drank with lamb and filet mignon, would try again.
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1/16/2022 - Vailman Likes this wine: 93 Points
Consistent with my prior review in 2019. Luscious ripe fruit, notes of tobacco and leather. This time, with two and a half years of more age, and a two hour decant, the high (15.2%) alcohol was not an issue. Well integrated. Time to drink up. I don't see this improving further.
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