Paloma Napa Valley Merlot 2008
$53.95 -- NVWE NOTES: Deep and well-extracted, the aromas of this fine and age-worthy wine capture pretty scents of mountain herbs, briar, baking spices and sweet vanilla to compliment others of ripe plu... [click wine name above to read more]Purchase Paloma Napa Valley Merlot 2008
NVWE NOTES: Deep and well-extracted, the aromas of this fine and age-worthy wine capture pretty scents of mountain herbs, briar, baking spices and sweet vanilla to compliment others of ripe plums, dark berries and mocha dipped cherries. Things are just as complex, but even more fruit dominant on the palate, where tannic grip gives a sleek raciness to the plum, cherry and mocha flavors. The finish is silky-creamy, very long and very well-evolved, and this typically cellar-worthy bottling delivers loads of drinking appeal already. It will be at its best with the classier meat dishes and should get better for another two years at least. WINEMAKER NOTES: Our Merlot is a blend of Estate Merlot and Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. The percentage of Cabernet Sauvignon ranges from 12 to 18 percent depending on the vintage. The grapes for this wine are picked in very small amounts as each area of the vineyard reaches its peak of ripeness. The grapes are then de-stemmed and the individual berries cracked open by our 20-year-old Healdsburg stemmer/crusher (with the crusher rollers removed) and fermented in small open top fermenters or small stainless steel tanks. After fermentation the pomace is gently pressed in an old fashioned basket press and each pick is put into a stainless steel tank to settle off the gross lees. The wine then goes into our new or used French oak barrels for 19 months of barrel aging. The resulting wine is a big, world-class red wine capable of improving with bottle aging for 10 to 15 years in most vintages. Although the wine varies with the vintage, they have a consistent thread of complex aromas of black berry fruits, black stone fruits, chocolate, tobacco, spice and floral notes with a mineral overtone. On the palate the wine has a big silky mouth feel, well balanced, with flavors of berries, fruit, cocoa, cassis, and spice, and a long spicy finish. Fruit tannins in our wines tend to be big, but not harsh and are well integrated with the strong fruit component.
Purchase Paloma Napa Valley Merlot 2008
- SKU: PALOMER08
- Varietal: MERLOT
- Vintage: 2008
- Region: NAPA VLY
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