Let's be honest, when you have such notables as Randy Dunn, Helen Turley, Erin Green, and Michel Rolland having worked for a winery, you know great things are afoot! Jayson Pahlmeyer and his crew have worked hard for 30 years to produce the best Cabernets, Merlots, Pinot Noirs, and Chardonnays they possibly could, and they have succeeded year after year! The Pahlmeyer wines are highly sought after, receive lofty scores, and are coveted by consumers and collectors alike.
ANTONIO GALLONI 96 POINTS - "The 2023 Chardonnay is absolutely brilliant. Sculpted and vibrant, with tons of class, the 2023 is superb. It offers a striking combination of energy, tension and power, but with a feeling of weightless elegance that is palpable. The 2023 was barrel-fermented and aged in heavy-toast French oak, 90% new, but the oak imprint is really quite minimal."
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Powerful up front, showing concentration, but at the core this is an elegant, seamless white, with white peach, melon and caramel apple flavors that offer length and depth. Accents of candied ginger, lemon blossoms and lemon curd, along with toasted and buttered brioche notes, come in on the long finish. Drink now through 2037. 3,180 cases made."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "Despite being barrel-fermented and aged in 90% new French oak—the usual treatment here—Pahlmeyer's 2023 Chardonnay comes across as subtly creamy and custardy on the nose, with primary fruits reminiscent of white peach and pineapple. It's medium- to full-bodied in the mouth and smooth, silky and long on the finish. While Carneros fruit normally accounts for only about 5% of the volume, this wine is 20% Carneros, as winemaker Katie Vogt felt it matched the intensity of the mountain fruit. She also did less bâtonnage than most previous years."
ANTONIO GALLONI 96 POINTS - "The 2023 Chardonnay is absolutely brilliant. Sculpted and vibrant, with tons of class, the 2023 is superb. It offers a striking combination of energy, tension and power, but with a feeling of weightless elegance that is palpable. The 2023 was barrel-fermented and aged in heavy-toast French oak, 90% new, but the oak imprint is really quite minimal."
WINE SPECTATOR 94 POINTS - "Powerful up front, showing concentration, but at the core this is an elegant, seamless white, with white peach, melon and caramel apple flavors that offer length and depth. Accents of candied ginger, lemon blossoms and lemon curd, along with toasted and buttered brioche notes, come in on the long finish. Drink now through 2037. 3,180 cases made."
ROBERT PARKER'S WINE ADVOCATE 93 POINTS - "Despite being barrel-fermented and aged in 90% new French oak—the usual treatment here—Pahlmeyer's 2023 Chardonnay comes across as subtly creamy and custardy on the nose, with primary fruits reminiscent of white peach and pineapple. It's medium- to full-bodied in the mouth and smooth, silky and long on the finish. While Carneros fruit normally accounts for only about 5% of the volume, this wine is 20% Carneros, as winemaker Katie Vogt felt it matched the intensity of the mountain fruit. She also did less bâtonnage than most previous years."
