Pahlmeyer 2005 "Jayson" Cabernet Blend

The Pahlmeyer 2005 Jayson is a second label of the same wine that goes into the Pahlmeyer Merlot and the Proprietary Red.  This is a fantastic opportunity to get a small-production Pahlmeyer Red at a great price - very limited

previous vintage: 92 Points Wine Spectator: "Firm, ripe and complex, with vivid red currant and black cherry fruit that's well-defined, structured and supported by firm, integrated tannins. Ends with a nice flash of toasty oak and mineral notes. Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot. Drink now through 2012. Only 4,840 cases made."

Winery notes: "The 2005 Jayson Red is a "declassification" of the wine originally intended for the Merlot and the Proprietary Red. We do not grow or seek out fruit in order to produce wine for the Jayson label. The 2005 Jayson Red was harvested and vinified in the same manner as the Proprietary Red and the Merlot; the whole berry fruit was from hand picked lots and fermented in short, open-topped stainless steel tanks and cold soaked, using native yeasts. The wine then continued fermentation in 100% new French oak barrels and was bottled neither fined nor filtered."