Pahlmeyer Jayson Cabernet Sauvignon (75cl, 14.9%)

Pahlmeyer Jayson Cabernet Sauvignon is a Napa Valley red wine blending mountain and valley floor fruit, bottled at 14.9% ABV. The 2021 vintage is composed of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc, 5% Petit Verdot, 2% Malbec and 1% Merlot, aged approximately 15 months in 78% new Taransaud heavy-toast French oak barrels. Grapes are harvested at night and gravity-fed onto a vibrating table for hand sorting. The nose has raspberry compote, ripe blackberry, red currant, dark forest floor earthiness, red licorice, sage and warm caramel. The palate is generous with black cherry, plum, black olive, cracked pepper and cassis, with polished tannins and a silky texture. The finish is long with firm tannins, warm vanilla, dark chocolate, baking spices, dusty tobacco and cedar.