Cuvée Pau

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J. Lohr 2003 Cuvée Pau Red (Paso Robles)

Price $50

This is the winery’s Pauillac-style wine, almost entirely Cab. It’s a very good wine, close to a great one. Shows real varietal character with intense cassis aromas and flavors, accented by plenty of oak. The tannins are similar to a Sonoma mountain Cab, firm, dry and dusty, suggesting ageworthiness. Best now through 2012. — S.H. (11/1/2007)

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J. Lohr 2001 Cuvée Pau Red (Paso Robles)

Price $50

This hommage to Pauillac is darkly colored and powerful, with flavors of black currants and a decadent, dark chocolate note. There’s lots of flamboyant oak. Texturally, it’s soft in acids, with melted, smooth tannins, and the finish is dry. It’s a delicious, interesting wine, and a testament to J. Lohr’s ambitions with Cabernet Sauvignon. Drink now. — S.H. (4/1/2006)

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J. Lohr 2002 Cuvée Pau Red (Paso Robles)

Price $50

Very oaky, with scads of toast, caramel and smoky vanilla, and the Cabernet Sauvignon fruit stars with its cassis flavors. This is a dark, rich wine, young in tannins, bone dry, and easily on a par with the wonderful ’01. This bottling is raising the Cabernet bar in Paso Robles. — S.H. (9/1/2006)

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J. Lohr 2004 Cuvée Pau Red (Paso Robles)

Price $56

The blend in this Pauillac-inspired cuvée is based on Cabernet Sauvignon, resulting in a wine that’s slightly more structured than the others. Tobacco and cassis pick up hints of toffee and brown sugar on the finish. Drink now–2015. — W.E. (10/1/2007)

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J. Lohr 1999 Cuvée Pau Red (Paso Robles)

Price $50

The Pauillac-inspired, Cabernet Sauvignon-based cuvée, like the St. E, drew mixed reviews, with some tasters lauding its power and intensity, while another questioned its dusty astringency. Thankfully, there’s no denying its bold, black-currant fruit and mouth-filling flavors. — W.E. (12/1/2003)

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