Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir: Cultish Pinot, Half The Price.
Posted by thewineinsiders in Wine Reviews on Feb 9th, 2009 | 0 comments
Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir
One of the silver linings of this current economic downturn is that formerly inaccessible collector wines are now available in small allocations. A marvelous example is the rare new Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir which we originally rated 94 points when tasting the pre-release sample (fyi, Parker did, too). We popped a cork last Friday and now believe this wine is well on the way to a 96+ rating within the next 2 years. Paired with a grilled pork chop at Nopa restaurant in San Francisco this wine was easily a 95+ point experience.
At $94/bottle, the Pahlmeyer 2006 Pinot Noir is not exactly “cheap” but trust us when we say that it is comparable in quality to the oh so ’Culty’ best vintages of Kistler and Marcassin which both trade for more than double Pahlmeyer’s price. We’ve been fortunate to sample Kistler and Marcassin each vintage as well as Williams Selyem, Kosta Browne, Sea Smoke and other highly rated Pinots. We can assure you that this Pahlmeyer bottling is on par and will surpass many of those highly sought after wines this vintage. Tasting notes below!
THE WINE INSIDERS “CLASSIC 95″ RATING (updated 2/09):
“This is a flamboyant, sexy effort displaying a voluptuous texture, and ripe spicy cherry, cranberry, and creamy strawberry fruit intermixed with creamy liqueur characteristics. The most succulent new Pinot we’ve sampled in a while, it is impossible to resist NOW (after decanting 1/2 hour) and will age well for 3 – 5 years, peaking around 2012 in our estimate! 95+ points now and perhaps 96 points in just a few years.”
BUY: Pahlmeyer Pinot Noir 2006
The first ever Pahlmeyer Pinot
Posted by thewineinsiders in Wine Reviews on Aug 11th, 2008 | 0 comments“(8/8/8) We popped the cork on this wine and enjoyed it immensely with Salmon last night {Watching the Olympic opening ceremonies}. While lots of Pinots are known to go through so-called ‘dumb’ phases during aging, this Jayson 2005 seems to be going through a particularly strong (!) phase. Overall, I was very pleased with the progress of this wine and think it will age into a gorgeous, gracefully experience in the next 24 months as it calms down a bit. My estimate is this wine will peak in 2011. I would rate this wine a 93 right now.”
