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• fdub Likes this wine: 95 points

  January 20, 2024 - In a great spot. Fresh and deep on the palate and nose. Chocolate, cherries but starting to show some spice and leather.

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• VindependenceDay Likes this wine: 92 points

  November 27, 2022 - PnP. Oh so very rich. Waves of blackberry, plum, tar, chocolate. Loads of tannin and acid but both in balance. Very full and velvety in the mouth and long lasting. With a bit more nose and not less tannin, could see this hitting 93 or 94. Will see how it evolves.

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• OenophilistMN wrote: 94 points

  August 27, 2022 - One-hour decant through a screened and aerating funnel. Chocolate and black fruit during decant. Some sediment. Wine was clear; dark bowl to slightly lighter rim. Medium clear halo. After resting: more plum and more chocolate. In the mouth, wonderful balance with the black fruit, chocolate, vanilla. Deep fruit, acid, perfect, long finish.

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• kenthecpa Likes this wine: 94 points

  April 30, 2021 - Been a long time since we had a Pahlmeyer Merlot. We all missed it .
  Paired with a NY Strip from Costco (prime). A perfect match!

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• jpwineguy Likes this wine: 93 points

  July 29, 2018 - This needed quite a bit of air to really open up and sing, but it sure was worth it. Drank decanted with a simple spaghetti and roasted garlic tomato sauce pairing. Had a significant funk on the nose when the bottle was first opened, but some rather vigorous shaking in the decanter helped speed up the process. After about 45 minutes in the decanter the dark fruit and spices really started to shine in the glass. There was a lovely floral pastille quality on the nose. There was no lack of depth or viscosity as others have implied. Still enough acidity to give the wine lift and freshness on the finish. The tannins are fully resolved and balanced. The alcohol was very balanced at this point, hard to tell this was over 15%. Drinking beautifully now, no need to wait any longer.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2010
• Type Red
• Producer Pahlmeyer
• Varietal Merlot
• Designation n/a
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 015917026968, 055816527500, 805596505034

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• In Cellars 548 (45%)
• Consumed 682 (55%)

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