The swirled liquid boasts vanilla raspberry, plummy cassis, and a slight cooling floral undertone of cocoa. On the pallet, hot spice presents itself like cinnamon candy. The elegant tannins sting mid-way in this medium bodied wine. Swallowing leads to a long finish...
Laura’s Tasting Notes
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2019 Merlot
Paloma's 2019 Merlot opens with cranberry and rich cassis followed up with a slight dry mocha aromatic. This wine unfolds like a flower as you taste. It lands in the mouth with small strings of tannin and carries itself on a cool floral body. Its weight is just...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2018 Paloma Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2018 Cabernet Sauvignon begins with an expressive nose of fresh red stone fruit, where bright red plum notes sing out vividly, creating an inviting and fruit-forward impression. On the palate, the wine has a slight bite, delivering a zesty acidity that carries...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 1997 Paloma Merlot
This 1997 Paloma Merlot pours a deep amber-red, hinting at its age and complexity, with fine sediment as it becomes visible as it swirls in the glass. The aromas are compelling, with notes of cranberry, resin, and cocoa powder creating a warm and inviting bouquet....
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2019 Paloma Cabernet Sauvignon
The 2019 Cabernet Sauvignon opens with a fresh nose of fig and plum, complemented by a subtle earthy sage note that emerges with a swirl of the glass. This earthiness deepens on the palate, developing into intriguing layers of star anise and an inky, mysterious...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2004 Paloma Syrah
The 2004 Syrah pours a clear amber, hinting at the aging and refinement it has undergone over two decades. On the nose, its aromas are subtle, carrying a soft earthiness underscored by delicate cranberry notes that gradually unfold with each swirl. The palate offers a...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2003 Paloma Merlot
This light brick colored wine shines as a slightly transparent red. For those that love older wines, this vintage, still has flavors to express. This vintage is 85% Merlot & 15% Cabernet Sauvignon. Aromatics off the glass are blue raspberry, dried ripe raspberry,...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2018 Paloma Merlot
On the nose, this wine approaches with a soft, round, plushness of ripe summer berry fruits and a hint of savory sage. In the mouth, the wine sits silky with a presence of savoriness; it is extremely approachable upfront. This is very typical of Paloma wines thanks to...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2016 Paloma Merlot
On first inhale plum, cherry, and sage waft into the nose. The wine is a beautiful Christmas cranberry color with a tint of purple. After letting the wine breathe for a few minutes the soft round notes of cranberry jam with subtle star anise identify themselves. As...
Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2011 Paloma Cabernet Sauvignon
The first puff of aroma off the bottle strikes as bright pink starburst before it settles into something totally different in the glass. As the aromas break open, earthy garden florals fill the air. On the pallet, the acidity of this one hundred percent Cabernet...