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Pahlmeyer Malbec 2012

Pahlmeyer, Napa Valley, United States

Pahlmeyer
Napa Valley United States
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Every now and then we come across a wine – a singular block, or perhaps a distinct barrel – that is so extraordinary, it demands to be set apart from our master blend of Proprietary Red. The wildness, purity and raw intensity of this Malbec called to stand alone in a solo bottling.

Estate grown at the pinnacle of the vineyard, 2,200 feet above Napa Valley and higher than the fog line, this peak is exposed to piercing, unfiltered sunlight. This ‘luminosity’ is critical to developing anthocyanins, the pigment responsible for the wine’s deep, opaque purple color. Cold winds from the San Francisco Bay whip across these two blocks planted with the only known cuttings from Dominus vineyard. Here, the “rock outcrop” volcanic soils are so nutrient poor that the fifteen-year-old vines are stunted and thin-trunked, remincient of bonsai trees.

Deep and dark to the core with a thick, plum-colored rim. Aromas of boysenberry coulis, sweet plum and vanilla bean lead into a juicy palate of ripe blackberry and blueberry. Notes of young tobacco, fresh leather and savory meat are balanced by a juicy light acidity, while fine, powdery tannins frame a medium finish.

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St. Helena, Napa Valley
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