Wine Details
Red Wine, Vintage 2005
Appellation/Region
Napa Valley - California, United States
Winemaker
Kale Anderson
VinTank Wine ID
840-0075-004863-01-2005-0-0001 (permalink, short)
Composition84% Cabernet Sauvignon 11% Merlot 3% Cabernet Franc 1% Malbec 1% Petit Verdot |
Treatments
15%
Used
French Oak:
18 Mo. Readings
Alcohol: 15.2% |
Organic/Biodynamic/Sustainability
Unspecified
SKUs/Formats
Bottle 750mL (750mL)
Closure: Cork
Bottle Date:4/17/07;
Release Date:10/1/08
VinTank Product ID: 840-0075-004863-01-2005-0-0001-03-9
Suggested Retail Price: US $150.00 sold out
Accolades
International Wine Cellar - 94 points
Review 5/1/08: Good saturated red-ruby. Pungent aromas of cassis and violet, with a whiff of smoked meat. Densely packed, layered and thick. This boasts a chocolatey richness to its sweet dark fruit flavors. Finishes supple, lush, broad and long, with substantial sweet tannins and a lingering note of chocolate. Read more
Wine Advocate - 96 points
Review 12/1/07: This wine has fleshed out beautifully. The final blend has a deep purple color, a beautifully sweet nose of blackberries and cassis intermixed with some meatiness, smoke, and a touch of pain grille as well as notes of espresso and licorice. Full-bodied, rich, with decent acidity, excellent delineation, and moderately ... Read more
Wine Spectator - 94 points
Review 10/15/08: Ripe, rich and complex, with layers of black cherry, wild berry, currant and cherry kirsch flavors that are bold, rich and persistent, ending with a long, intense yet elegant aftertaste. –JL Read more
Wine Notes
Description
The 2005 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red, a vibrant, deeply colored wine, offers a nose complex in aromas of crème de cassis, tobacco, dark chocolate, dark fruit, graphite and spice. The extraordinary structure of this wine encompasses a palate that is full-bodied and rich, offering excellent acidity and finely grained tannins. The length is impeccable and lasts seemingly for minutes after the last swallow. A truly irresistible wine to try now but certainly one that should also hold for decades.
Vineyard Notes
Pahlmeyer Waters Ranch Vineyard
Stagecoach VIneyard
Rancho Chimiles Vineyard
Schaeffer Vineyard
Harvest Notes
Harvested September 29 to October 15, 2005
Winemaker Notes
The grape clusters were hand-sorted, and once de-stemmed, the berries were sorted again by hand on the way to tank. After four to five days of pre-fermentation cold maceration in small open-top fermentors, the fruit began 100% native yeast fermentation. Two to three weeks later, the fruit was gently pressed and moved to barrel where it finished primary and secondary fermentations. The wine continued to age in 85% new French oak – a combination of Taransaud and St. Martin barrels – for eighteen months. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Notes
The 2005 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red, a vibrant, deeply colored wine, offers a nose complex in aromas of crème de cassis, tobacco, dark chocolate, dark fruit, graphite and spice. The extraordinary structure of this wine encompasses a palate that is full-bodied and rich, offering excellent acidity and finely grained tannins. The length is impeccable and lasts seemingly for minutes after the last swallow. A truly irresistible wine to try now but certainly one that should also hold for decades.
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