2002 Paloma Merlot

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  8/28/2022 - DesMarteau wrote: 95 Points

  Wow….integrated , complex , rich and decandant

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  1/17/2022 - DesMarteau Likes this wine: 94 Points

  bought on release and cellar stored. Perfect color and live nose upon opening...a bit syrupy in the first 2 mins...30 mins of air it lightens, bramble berries, blue berries, raspberries....a bit of cinnamon. NO real signs of age here! could go 10 more easily.

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  7/19/2021 - Frijole wrote:

  deep dark burgundy, little clarity, ruby hue
  Nose: plum, licorice, chocolate, tobacco, dirt, touch oak
  Pal: plum, chocolate, tobacco, minerals, silver, earth, cola, dirt, black pepper, clove, minerals, touch oak
  Feel: full, round
  Finish: long
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  9/6/2020 - glitzysue Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Bought on release and have cellared since. Every time I taste the Palomas I think of sitting in Barb and Jim’s kitchen drinking these fabulous wines while petting their dog. These wines just keep getting better and better.it still amazes me. Yes, it has dark plum and other strong, dark fruits, but when just the taste and smell of the wine 18 years later brings back such amazing memories - you know this wine was made with love and care by two special people.

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  5/10/2020 - DesMarteau Likes this wine: 95 Points

  bought on release...cellar storage since. wow...really gets better with age. less candied than a mid life version...bosyenberries, raspberries, cassis, hint of vanilla, spice....long finish...integrated...layered. best of the case so far and have one left that I'm in no hurry to chase down.

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