PAHLMEYER, NAPA VALLEY, MERLOT 1994 Chardonnay 2/3 from Premeaux – Chaillots

2/3 from Premeaux – Chaillots – the rest from the Vosne side of Nuits – Lavières

Cims is Spanish for summits

a rich mouthfeel and energetic acidity that frames the supporting tannins

was purchased by the Ashmead family in the late 1970's and started producing labelled bottled estate wine from the 1982 harvest

mainly organic’ but

PAHLMEYER, NAPA VALLEY, MERLOT 1994 Chardonnay 2/3 from Premeaux – Chaillotsbase of neck or better; one lightly scuffed label 95 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate The just released 1994 Merlot is a terrific example of this varietal, and one of the finest I have ever tasted from California. The wine reveals a dense purple color, followed by a super fragrant nose of chocolate, mocha, toast, and black cherry fruit. Full bodied, but not heavy, this expansive, chewy, opulently textured wine should drink well for 15 or more