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Signature Concentration, Complexity & Age-Ability
Pahlmeyer’s flagship wines are intense while articulate, bold yet beautifully balanced, and built to evolve over time.
Current Release
2024
The 2024 Pahlmeyer Chardonnay is quintessential Pahlmeyer: ultra-rich and concentrated, yet beautifully balanced with lively freshness. Intense aromas of orange blossom, orange zest, and neroli open into notes of tangerine and Meyer lemon, as a hint of crushed almond and baking spice adds complexity. On the palate, this Chardonnay delivers striking intensity and weight, broadening across the mid-palate with layers of citrus, ripe apricot, and a touch of green apple. Toasted brioche and vanilla bean emerge as the wine opens, while vibrant, mouthwatering acidity carries through to a long, lingering finish. This is mountain Chardonnay at its most expressive — opulent yet focused, built to evolve gracefully over the next decade.
– Katie Vogt, Winemaker
Vintages
Current Release
2023
The 2023 Pahlmeyer Merlot is dynamic and captivating: layered and nuanced, revealing its depth and power over time. Aromas of new saddle leather, violet, and a hint of Castelvetrano olive give way to brambly blackberry, fresh plum, and dark raspberry. On the palate, the wine is densely flavorful yet remarkably fresh, with a concentrated core of dark fruit — black plum, raspberry, blackberry — framed by fine grained tannins. Dusty cocoa and subtle earthiness emerge as the wine opens, while vibrant acidity drives expansiveness and energy. The finish is long and lifted, with echoes of dark chocolate and warm spice. While the fruit is tightly wound in its youth, this wine is drinking beautifully. Decant for several hours before serving or enjoy it over the course of a few days to experience how it opens and evolves. A collector’s vintage, this wine will age gracefully for up to three decades in the cellar. – Katie Vogt, Winemaker
Vintages
Current Release
2023
The 2023 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red opens with a rush of layered aromatics: deep herbal notes with lilac and lavender leading to a core of plum and dark cherry. Sagebrush and a fine thread of graphite minerality lend savory depth, a hallmark of the wine’s high-elevation mountain fruit. The palate reveals the paradox of the vintage: elegant and restrained on entry, then unfolding with building power and remarkable intensity. Fine tannins frame dark concentrated fruit bolstered by a beam of fresh acidity, as the long finish echoes with toasty spice and a dusty cocoa. Tightly wound in its youth, the 2023 promises exceptional evolution over the next two decades. – Katie Vogt, Winemaker
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