2001 Pahlmeyer - Chardonnay Napa Valley
USA - California - Napa - Napa Valley
Chardonnay
Still
Still
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Producer Notes
Pahlmeyer started over 20 years ago when former trial attorney Jayson Pahlmeyer decided to turn his passion for wine into a winemaking career in California's Napa Valley. After studying viticulture and oenology at the University of Bordeaux in France, Pahlmeyer brought the red clones to the United States and produced his first Bordeaux blend in 1986, the Pahlmeyer Red Table Wine. Grapes for... More »
Professional Reviews
- Source
- International Wine Cellar
- Issue
- Issue 108
($60; 15% alcohol, like the Sonoma Coast chardonnay) Leesy, musky aromas of smoke and hazelnut. Less fruit-driven than the Sonoma Coast offering, showing subtle smoke, spice and toast elements; orange peel and dried fruit scents emerged with aeration. Fat and silky, with more spice and less depth of fruit than the Sonoma Coast bottling. ("Another big industrial-strength Napa chardonnay," opines Jayson Pahlmeyer.) Shows a bit more warmth and less grip on the back end. From grapes harvested on September 5, whereas the Sonoma Coast fruit was picked on October 5.
Community Tasting Notes
- Author
- Daniel B
- Site / Blog
- Trust Rating
- 99%
- Tasted On
- 10/20/2003
- Drink Dates
- 2003-2005
This wine undergoes full malolactic fermentation and was raised in 100% new Francois Freres French oak for 11 months prior to bottling. Slightly cloudy light gold colored wine with powerful yet fresh aromas of lemon, vanilla, graham crackers, deeply toasted oak, light ginger spice, and a touch of minerals. Mouth coatingly rich with considerable length. Plenty of acid to keep everything moving. Finishes strong with tons of waxy fruit and vanilla. The best Chardonnay Erin Green has yet fashioned.
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