PAHLMEYER MERLOT 2005

Winemakers Notes:

The grapes were given a five-day cold soak before fermentation, fermented on their own natural yeast, and aged nineteen months in French oak barrels. The wine was bottled with neither fining nor filtration on April 16, 2007.

94 Points The Wine Advocate
 
"Bright ruby. Black raspberry, blueberry and licorice on the nose, lifted by peppery spices. Enters the mouth suave and sweet, with more energy than the 2004. At once seamless and bright, with noteworthy density and lovely lingering sweet fruits and spices. Winemaker Erin Green noted that the team did a lot of crop thinning".