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Red
2002 Paloma Merlot
Merlot
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
- Spring Mountain District
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Community Tasting Notes 167
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DesMarteau wrote: 95 points
August 28, 2022 - Wow….integrated , complex , rich and decandant
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DesMarteau Likes this wine: 94 points
January 17, 2022 - 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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Frijole wrote:
July 19, 2021 - 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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glitzysue Likes this wine: 94 points
September 6, 2020 - 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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DesMarteau Likes this wine: 95 points
May 10, 2020 - 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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By Stephen Tanzer
May/June 2005, IWC Issue #120 (link)(Paloma Vineyard Merlot Spring Mountain District) Subscribe to see review text.
Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type Red
- Producer Paloma
- Varietal Merlot
- Designation n/a
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Spring Mountain District
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 1 (0%)
- In Cellars 647 (39%)
- Consumed 1,023 (61%)
Food Pairing
Community Recommendations
burgers, burgers w/ blue, eggplant w/ ground beef, merlot braised peasant chicken, steakWho Likes This Wine
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- ProducerPaloma
- VarietyMerlot
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationSpring Mountain District
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