Laura’s Tasting Notes

Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2018 Paloma Cabernet Sauvignon

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2015 Paloma Merlot

Laura’s Tasting Notes: The 2015 Paloma Merlot

This vintage of Paloma Merlot is a slight deviation from the typical blend of 85/15 with an 86% Merlot and 14% Cabernet Sauvignon mix. On the nose, fresh fruits of raspberry and plum waft up out of the glass, followed by an undercurrent of earthy herbs, like thyme and...

Laura’s Tasting Notes: the 2012 Paloma Merlot

Laura’s Tasting Notes: the 2012 Paloma Merlot

  This wine has an endless supply of aromatics. Plush vanilla and clove rise from the glass with cool earthy undertones and discrete floral notes. Pronounced plum and hot cinnamon spice jump out at you. This wine makes its entrance with a sharp, pronounced violet...