2017 J. Lohr Cuvée POM Red Blend
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Wine Enthusiast, November 2021
The 2017 J. Lohr Cuvée POM is effusive with aromas of blueberry, marionberry, lilac, and cocoa powder. Vibrant acidity and persistent fresh berry notes resonate on the palate, leaving an angular structure sure to have lengthy cellar potential.
— Brenden Wood, red winemaker and Steve Peck, director of winemaking
Wine Details
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Composition Blend
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77%
Merlot
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23%
Malbec
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Origin
Paso Robles AVA, San Luis Obispo County, California
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Cellaring
Vibrant upon release. With proper cellaring, ideal consumption in 2022 to 2025.
8 Years
With Paso Robles Merlot at its core, this lush wine recalls many of the best wines of Pomerol.
Vintage
Our J. Lohr Paso Robles vineyards emerged from a 5-year drought with remarkable quality in the 2017 vintage. The restorative rainfall exceeded the 20-year average by more than 25% in the appellation. Budbreak occurred in our Merlot block 5 at the Creston Vineyard during the first week of April. Bloom was also slightly delayed as we flowered at the end of the third week of May. An extreme heat event occurred in early September, which brought temperatures as high as 115 degrees along the California’s coast. Our Merlot crop was several weeks away from harvest and came through the heat spike unharmed. In this vintage we saw the highest level of flavor ripeness since the string of three great vintages from ‘12 to ‘14.
Cuvée POM
Inspiration for J. Lohr Cuvée POM comes from the Grand Cru wines of Pomerol on Bordeaux’s famed Right Bank. These legendary wines are traditionally composed of Merlot and Cabernet Franc, with sparse additions of Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, and Petit Verdot. At J. Lohr, our winemaking team is given the freedom to emulate these great wines through the prism of our world-class Paso Robles fruit.
