Pahlmeyer Jayson Red 2020
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Blend: 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc, 2% Malbec
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This bold and fully ripe-tasting wine showers the palate with blackberries, blueberries, mint and cedar, showing satisfying depth, a full body and appropriately firm tannins. Made from 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, plus fractions of Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Malbec.
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James Suckling
Aromas of blackcurrant, sliced plum, coriander and cardamom. Full-bodied with silky tannins. Nicely concentrated, without being overblown. Sweet spice and black fruit wash over the palate, with some black-tea notes coming through as well. I like the subtlety here. Drink or hold.
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Robert Parker's Wine Advocate
A blend of 70% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Franc and 2% Malbec, the 2020 Jayson Red Wine is gently herbal, with additional scents of ripe cherries, cassis and cedar. While it is a bit suppler than the Jayson Cabernet Sauvignon from the same vintage, this full-bodied effort is still slightly coarse in feel, with a drying astringency on the finish that may never fully resolve; enjoy this wine young. Best After 2023.
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Pahlmeyer was founded in 1986, by a desire to be great by its eponymous creator Jayson Pahlmeyer. With a dream to create a California Mouton, Jayson and his partners spared no resource to make this dream a reality. Whether it was finding the perfect piece of land high atop Napa Valley’s Atlas Peak or covertly smuggling in Bordeaux cuttings, all pieces of Pahlmeyer’s history have led to its place as one of the top brand names from Napa Valley. From the very beginning, Pahlmeyer has been dedicated to crafting fine wines from the best fruit sources possible. In California, this means high elevation mountain sites, where the grapes are afforded more sunlight, cooler temperatures, and less fertile soils, which together create ideal conditions. Pahlmeyer sources the majority of their fruit from four key locations: Pahlmeyer Estate (Atlas Peak), Stagecoach (Atlas Peak / Pritchard Hill), Rancho Chimiles, and Antica.
Undoubtedly proving its merit over and over, Napa Valley is a now a leading force in the world of prestigious red wine regions. Though Cabernet Sauvignon dominates Napa Valley, other red varieties certainly thrive here. Important but often overlooked include Merlot and other Bordeaux varieties well-regarded on their own as well as for their blending capacities. Very old vine Zinfandel represents an important historical stronghold for the region and Pinot noir is produced in the cooler southern parts, close to the San Pablo Bay.
Perfectly situated running north to south, the valley acts as a corridor, pulling cool, moist air up from the San Pablo Bay in the evenings during the hot days of the growing season, which leads to even and slow grape ripening. Furthermore the valley claims over 100 soil variations including layers of volcanic, gravel, sand and silt—a combination excellent for world-class red wine production.