2016 Tesseron Estate 'Pym-Rae' Proprietary Red

$350.00
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In 2016 the Tesseron family, of Pontet Canet fame in Bordeaux, purchased a vineyard on Mount Veeder. The property had been meticulously supervised by a certain famous Genie, Robin Williams. He did not make wine on the property, but the grapes were beautiful and fed wine programs at some top flight Napa Wineries. With this inaugural vintage the Tesseron family pays homage to Williams by calling the wine after his two children as he called the vineyard Pym Rae.

Varietal:
Proprietary Red
Winemaker:
Thomas Comme and Michel Rolland
Vintage:
2016
Aging:
16 Months
Oak Treatment:
70% new French oak, 30% concrete tanks
Appellation:
Napa Valley
Vineyard:
Pym Rae
Total Varietal Composition %:
76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Franc
Alcohol %:
14.1%
Score Wine Advocate:
97
SKU #:
1041506
Size:
750 ml Bottle
JS98

James Suckling

This is the debut vintage of this wine from the esteemed Bordeaux owner, Alfred Tesseron, who bought the property in the Napa mountains in 2016. Aromas of plums, wet earth, fresh herbs and tobacco. Some green olives. Turns to blueberries and blackberries. Full-bodied, yet reserved and layered with chocolate, walnuts and plums. Firm yet polished tannins give a framed sense to the wine. Savory. Racy and beautifully structured, it’s extremely drinkable already. Real wine.

WA97

Wine Advocate

A blend of 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 7% Cabernet Franc, the 2016 Pym-Rae displays a deep garnet-purple color and reveals wonderfully fragrant notes of candied violets, wilted roses, damp soil and black tea over a core of red and black currants, black cherries and warm blackberries plus touches of cigar box and camphor. Medium to full-bodied, the palate is evocatively singular, offering that rock-solid structure of mountain fruit, yet these are wonderfully ripe, silt-like tannins that beautifully support the elegant red and black fruit layers, finishing very long and very perfumed. (LPB)

JD96

Jeb Dunnuck

The 2016 Pym-Rae comes from an estate on Mount Veeder and is 76% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, all aged in 70% new French oak and the balance in concrete vats. The first vintage for this cuvée, it's named after the original estate owner's children, Pym and Rae, which were their middle names. The 2016 is a beautiful wine and has a unique, rich, meaty character as well as lots of dark fruits, mountain scrub brush, tobacco, and leather that develops nicely with time in the glass, showing more and more fruit and purity with air. Full-bodied, nicely concentrated, and textured, it has a mass of tannins, beautiful mid-palate depth, and a solid spine of acidity that keeps it lively and fresh. It offers pleasure today yet is going to benefit from 5-7 years in the cellar. My money is on it evolving for 25-30 years. Rating: 96+