James tasted some 2021 Pahlmeyer wines with winemaker Katie Vogt recently, and he found them to have great depth and structure. James asked Katie her thoughts on the quality of Napa Valley's 2021 vintage, and she explained why she felt it was a "winemaker's dream."
"We had the ultimate luxurious harvest," she said. "We were able to pick things at their optimum; we didn't have the influence of heatwaves ... and for chardonnay we had good, long hang time but still beautiful natural acidity. It really was one of those harvests that don't come around every single year, that is for sure."