News Events Weddings Lodging Related Sites Directions Join Our Mailing List		QTY ITEM PRICE QTY PAUMANOK GIFT CARD PAUMANOK Gift Cards are available in any denomination. There is no surcharge for amounts of $50 or higher. Amounts under $50 are surcharged $2 per card. Each card comes with its own envelope. To purchase, click Buy Now! Then, on the next page, in the comments field, state the dollar amount you would like for your gift card. Please specify what names should be listed in the "To" and "From" fields. $0.00   2015 minimalist cabernet sauvignon SOLD OUT Paumanok has released its newest label, the 2015 minimalist cabernet sauvignon. As the name implies, this wine was made using minimalist winemaking techniques with fruit coming from a select harvest of cabernet sauvignon clusters. It spent over two months fermenting and macerating in contact with the skins. It was then aged for 17 months in 50% neutral French oak barrels and 50% stainless steel barrels. Nothing whatsoever was added to this wine, not even sulfites. It is the first wine Paumanok has produced without the addition of sulfites. It is a delicious wine. It is medium-bodied with a savory twist on the classic black currant, cedar and tobacco character of cabernet sauvignon. Only 104 cases were bottled. A limited number of 1.5 L magnums are available at $105 a bottle. The 750 ml bottles are sealed with a screw cap, the magnums are sealed with a cork. $55.00   QTY 30th Anniversary Special Edition LIMIT OF 3 BOTTLES PER CUSTOMER 2013 marks Paumanok's 30th Anniversary. To celebrate the occasion, only the best lots from the historic 2010 vintage were chosen for this special cuvee. It is a blend of 70% Merlot, 20% Cabernet Franc, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon and 3% Petit Verdot. Only 544 bottles were produced. Each bottle is individually numbered. Writing for the The Wall Street Journal, Jay McInerney said, "bears comparison with Napa reds costing two or three times as much." Sept. 6, 2013 The 2010 30th Anniversary Special Edition...A ringer for Right Bank Bordeaux, this is quite clearly a winner...pretty fine, wonderfully elegant, impeccably balanced and remarkably complex at its young age (there is that advantage to blends). The backbone is real here, but fairly well controlled. It is rather delicious in a nuanced way, too. It is never sweet and jammy. The sappy fruit is pure, but amply supported by the structure. The wine is lively as well as ripe. It is a beautiful performance overall, with a certain sense of refinement, understatement and gracefulness. It may yet be entitled to an uptick at some point, if it continues developing well in the cellar. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92 points - June 30, 2015 $125.00   QTY 2014 Blanc de Blancs $486.00/case Wine club case: $432.00 The 2014 Blanc de Blancs is an unoaked Chardonnay disgorged on Sept. 25, 2018, after some 39 months on the lees. It comes in dry, with five grams of residual sugar, and has 12% alcohol. Tasted about two months after disgorgement, this was invigorating and steely with a stonewashed nuance on the finish. Gripping and juicy on the finish, this is a knife's edge at times, seeming more intense than the 2013 and less fruity. They will each have their fans, although not always the same fans. I liked them both a lot, but if anything, I like this a little more. Granting that they are not both here together, this 2014 excels more in complexity and tension, but it has respectable depth as well. New York sparklers are good stuff, and Paumanok is one of their consistent stars. This looks like one of my favorites so far, but it will be interesting to see how this compares to the 2013 in a few years. Let's call them different but more or less equal for the moment. There's usually no wrong answer with Paumanok's bubbly. This should age pretty well, but take that in stages. 92 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate - December 28, 2018 $45.00   QTY 2013 Blanc de Blancs $540.00/case Wine Club: $480.00/case The 2013 Blanc de Blancs is an unoaked and dry Chardonnay that comes in at 12.5% alcohol. It was disgorged Oct. 17, 2017, after some 36 months on the lees. The last Blanc de Blancs I liked this much was the 2011 - but for very different reasons in a very different vintage. The 2011 year was a bit of a mess on Long Island, but for a sparkler, picked for acidity rather than concentration, it could work. That 2011 did have a fast-aging, oxidative nuance, but I rather liked it a lot anyway. This is its polar opposite, but it makes no compromise in its very different (and more typical) style. Lush, round and concentrated on opening, this simply fills the mouth with fruit on first taste. It is fair to say that this will be in prime time long after the 2011 has faded - and it won't just be for the geek crowd. The 2013 year, unlike 2011, was a big vintage on Long Island, and lots of wines show big fruit. Once past the first hit of fruit, though, you finally get the acidity lurking underneath and tension on the finish. The acidity here is not as immediately noticeable as it is on the 2011 because this 2013 has so much more fruit. But it is there, and as this warms and airs, it makes its presence known. The next day, in fact, it preened in its good acidity, the perceptible balance having changed dramatically. This will hold well, I suspect, and it will show more character to go with its plump demeanor with a little cellar time. In the meanwhile, noting that this was only disgorged for a bit less than a month before tasting, it still seems worth leaning up for its potential. 92 points Robert Parkers Wine Advocate - December 29, 2017 $50.00   2013 minimalist chardonnay SOLD OUT This wine was produced using minimalist winemaking techniques. The fruit came from our vineyard in Aquebogue, planted in 1983. Select clusters of unblemished Chardonnay that had attained total ripeness were carefully hand harvested and whole cluster pressed. The juice was transferred into new French oak puncheons where alcoholic and malolactic fermentations spontaneously occurred. Nothing other than a judicious amount of sulfites was added. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered. A natural sediment may form in the bottle over time. The 2013 Minimalist Chardonnay was aged for 12 months in new French oak and comes in at 13.5% alcohol...Beautifully focused, this graceful Chardonnay has the most oak impact on paper of the three Chardonnays submitted by the winery this issue, but it also handles it very well, even at this young age. It's there, but it certainly isn't overbearing. The texture is caressing. It feels fuller in the mouth than its elegant mid-palate would suggest. Precise and reasonably penetrating on the finish, it is also beautifully balanced. It then adds a couple of layers of concentration to the Festival Chardonnay also reviewed this issue. The first time I had this it didn't show as well. With a little extra time for aeration, it proved far more interesting on a second taste. Did I mention that it is pretty delicious, too? It should hold reasonably well, but let's be conservative at the moment and take that in stages. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 90 points - June 30, 2015 $45.00   QTY 2015 minimalist sauvignon blanc $388.80/case Wine Club: $345.60/case This Sauvignon Blanc was fermented with indigenous yeast. It offers a lush combination of herbaceous and citrus fruit aromas and a dry, crisp, medium body, texturized by a super slim tannin profile owing to 18 hours of whole cluster skin contact prior to fermentation in a stainless steel tank. The 2015 Sauvignon Blanc "Minimalist" is unoaked, dry and comes in at 12.5% alcohol. As we saw with the "Minimalist" Chenin Blanc reviewed this issue, this bottling emphasizes its fruit--ripe, luscious and (oh, yes!) remarkably tasty. That said, it achieves that at the expense of subduing a lot of Sauvignon Blanc character--the aromatics are a bit muted. Instead, this underlines "sexy." Admittedly, it executes that extremely well. I'm sure many are going to just flip for this. Underneath, there is just enough tension to make me think this might hold well, but it isn't a wine that is filled with energy and verve. It will be interesting to see where it goes. It has such a "come hither" feel now, though, that I suspect that no one is going to be keeping it too long. 90 points. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 31, 2016 $36.00   2016 minimalist chenin blanc SOLD OUT $486.00/case Wine Club: $432.00/case A special, select hand harvest of only the most pristine clusters from our oldest Chenin Blanc vineyard, planted in 1982, was performed to obtain the grapes used to make this wine. The fruit was pressed whole cluster. The juice was transferred to stainless steel barrels in which alcoholic fermentation spontaneously occurred. Other than a minimal amount of sulfites, nothing was added to the wine. It remained in steel barrels for 7 months prior to bottling. It is sealed with a screw cap to preserve freshness and cleanliness. $45.00   QTY 2018 Chenin Blanc $313.12/case Wine Club: $278.40/case The Paumanok 2018 Chenin underwent a slow, cool fermentation in stainless steel tanks. It was bottled with a screw cap to preserve freshness and cleanliness. The result is a fresh, crisp, racy, and bracing Chenin that is redolent of grapefruit and pineapple, with more subtle notes of melon, apple and guava. It makes an excellent companion to various white meat fish dishes, such as striped bass, flounder, cod and lobsters and especially oysters. "Year in and year out, this is one of the best American chenin blancs around...Paumanok's from the North Fork of Long Island stands out as delicious on almost any scale you choose." -Eric Asimov, The New York Times $29.00   QTY 2018 Sauvignon Blanc $270.00/case Wine Club: $240.00/case This Sauvignon Blanc is fresh and vibrant with aromas of lemon, followed by more subtle mineral and herbaceous notes. Medium-bodied with citrus flavors, crisp acidity and a pleasant, dry finish. 88 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $25.00   QTY 2018 Dry Riesling $237.60/case Wine Club: $211.20/case This wine was fermented entirely in stainless steel tanks to preserve the Riesling varietal character. It offers aromas of lime, green apple, lilies, lilac and other white flowers. Dry with flavors of lime, green apple, white apricot, it finishes with intense acidity. Pair it with white meat dishes and lighter fish. 88 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $22.00   QTY 2018 Semi Dry Riesling $237.60/case Wine Club: $211.20/case Fermented in stainless steel tanks, this Riesling bursts with a fresh, fruit cocktail of peach, apricot, nectarine and apples. While it starts off sweet, it finishes dry with crisp acidity. Pair it with loin of pork, Asian foods - especially Thai or Indian - and Cajun or Tex-Mex dishes. 89 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $22.00   QTY 2018 Festival Chardonnay $205.20/case Wine Club: $182.40/case Festival Chardonnay is a blend of several lots of Chardonnay. It was fermented entirely in stainless steel tanks. It is light, dry, crisp and clean with refreshing aromas and flavors of apple, lemon, pineapple and stones. This is a great every day white, perfect with pasta, poultry, fish and cheese dishes. $19.00   QTY 2016 Barrel Fermented Chardonnay $270.00/case Wine Club: $240.00/case Only free run juice is used for Paumanok's barrel fermented Chardonnay. After completing its fermentation in French oak barrels, this Chardonnay ages sur lie in the same barrel for 7 months, with occasional stirring of the lees to add a subtle, yeasty character to the wine. It is medium-bodied with rich melon and apple flavors and a crisp, balanced finish. 88 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $25.00   2014 Chardonnay Grand Vintage SOLD OUT This is the sixth time that PAUMANOK releases a Grand Vintage Chardonnay. This wine is made from the free run juice from the ripest two batches of clean fruit that we harvested. It was entirely barrel fermented, primarily in new French oak barrels. It yielded a wine of great purity and intensity, deserving the Grand Vintage designation. Offers aromas of yellow apple, lemon zest, toast, yeast and butterscotch and subtle floral notes. On the palate it is dry with flavors of toast, apple, pear and lemon. Pair it with white fish and poultry dishes. While it drinks well now, it well benefit from cellaring. Only 83 cases were bottled. "The 2014 Chardonnay Grand Vintage is a level where, with many wineries, I might say that the finesse and understatement shown elsewhere (with the Festival and the Barrel Fermented) ends. In fact, this is beautifully balanced. In the grand scheme of things, the extra oak treatment here is modest: 50% of the juice in second use French oak and the other half in neutral French oak for eight months. While the oak impact is a bit more obvious here, this is still quite graceful. It always seems rather fresh and clean for an oaked Chard. This impeccably constructed white has fine fruit and a lingering, very tasty finish. With air, the wine fleshes out a bit and it acquires a bit more pop on the finish, together with a more velvety texture. There were times when it seemed a bit too understated for the level. Whether it is worth the uptick in price--that's up to you, your wallet and your stylistic preferences. It is the best wine of the three Chards, though." 90 points. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, August 31, 2016 $45.00   2018 Dry Rose $205.20/case Wine Club: $182.40/case Offers fresh, bright, clean aromas and flavors of cranberry, strawberry and apple. Light to medium-bodied with a dry finish. A fun, fresh rose meant for summertime picnics, simple antipasto fare and sea-side sipping. $19.00   QTY Vin Rose $205.20/case Wine Club: $182.40/case This semi sweet blush offers beautiful, fresh aromas and flavors of strawberry and red cherry. Enjoy on it's own as an aperitif or with spicier fare such as Asian foods. $19.00   2017 Festival Red $216.00/case Wine Club: $192.00/case 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Merlot. Light-bodied with herbal notes and fresh, ripe flavors of cherry, plum and spice. A great everyday red, try pairing it with pasta dishes, meat loaf or pizza. $20.00   QTY 2017 Cabernet Sauvignon $313.20/case Wine Club: $278.40/case Aromas of bramble cedar, herbs, and black currants. Medium-bodied, firm tannins, black fruit and cherry flavors. $29.00   QTY 2016 Cabernet Franc $313.20/case Wine Club: $278.40/case Aromas of bramble fruit, herbs, flowers and spice. Medium-bodied with firm tannins, black fruit and cherry flavors. Try it with poultry, game or mild cheeses. 88 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $29.00   QTY 2014 Grand Vintage Cabernet Franc $594.00/case Wine Club: $528.00/case Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. The 2014 Cabernet Franc Grand Vintage was aged for 17 months in neutral French oak. It comes in at 13.5% alcohol. Burly, very tight and showing far better structure than fruit, this emphasizes its acidity and backbone, but doesn't show a lot of flesh, flavor or character. Not to be released until July, this certainly needs some time to settle down and integrate its components. It will likely be better, in fact, in 2019. A bit charmless just now, given its dusty finish and subdued fruit, this still has considerable potential given its impressive structure. It should come around well. Keep your hands off of it for a few years if you can. It is all about the potential now, but it seems to have plenty. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 90+ points - February 28th, 2015 $55.00   QTY 2015 Merlot $313.20/case Wine Club: $278.40/case 100% Merlot, Medium-Bodied, lush fruit finish. 89 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $29.00   QTY 2013 Grand Vintage Merlot $432.00/case Wine Club: $384.00/case Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. The 2013 Merlot Grand Vintage was aged for 15 months in French oak (only 30% new, the rest neutral). If you wonder what you get by trading up from the regular Merlot reviewed this issue, start with the lusher, more concentrated feel. It is also better balanced. The fruit doesn't fade as quickly and counters its tannins well. Sappy and fresh, this is a surprisingly sexy young Merlot with gorgeous fruit and a very graceful demeanor on opening. Yet, as I played with this at home, it kept getting better, more serious, more structured and more interesting over a couple of hours. For all of its early sex appeal, it is a wine with some understatement; it never once seemed bombastic or obvious. Yet, it always remained fresh, gripping and full of flavor. I liked it more and more as time went on. It seemed surprisingly approachable on opening, but note also that it became far more intense and interesting some two hours later. Drink it now if you must, but it will become more complex and interesting with time. If you have some patience and a cellar, come back in three to five years, perhaps. We'll see where we are then. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points - June 30, 2015 $40.00   QTY 2010 Merlot Tuthills Lane Vineyard $918.00/case Wine Club: $816.00/case Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. Made from a single block on Tuthills Lane planted in 1986. The 2010 vintage is only the second time Paumanok has produced this label, and it is one of the finest reds our estate has produced. It offers intense aromas of crushed blackberries, plum, fig and luxuriously sweet vanilla. It is a complex, full bodied red with rich, voluminous tannins and multi layered flavors of black fruits, earth and sweet spice. 188 cases were bottled. The 2010 Merlot Tuthills Lane was aged in 55% new French oak and 45% neutral French oak and comes in at 13.9% alcohol. The first taste and first thought summed this up "just gorgeous." Powerful, concentrated and focused, this gripping Merlot takes no prisoners in terms of structure, yet it is in perfect balance with the ripe fruit, too. The fruit is flavorful and nuanced, showing classic Bordeaux-like notes (although, in its youth, also a bit of oak). It is pretty delicious even now, but it will continue to improve in the cellar and it should have a long life ahead. It will acquire more complexity in time and pull in the last bits of oak. Retasted the next day, it was not quite the "wow" wine on first impression, having calmed down, but it showed more complexity and refinement, was more Bordeaux-like than ever and seemed even fresher. While you most certainly can drink it now, it will just as certainly be better in five years or so. It should hold beautifully. It not yet even at peak. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points - June 30, 2015 $85.00   QTY 2014 ASSEMBLAGE $540/case Wine Club: $480/case The 2014 Assemblage is a blend of 50% Merlot, 37% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Cabernet Franc and 3% Petit Verdot, aged for 17 months in 20% new French oak (the rest neutral). It comes in at 13.5% alcohol. This is another big 2014 from Paumanok in terms of power. The oak shows a bit just now, but not so much the fruit. It is, like most of the winery's 2014s, crisp and a bit hard-edged, with a tight feel just now. It is very much about the potential just now, but it seems to have plenty. It is simply dripping with it, even if somewhat closed. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92+ - points February 28, 2017 $50.00   QTY 2014 Tuthills Lane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon $810.00/case Wine Club: $720.00/case Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. The 2014 Cabernet Sauvignon Tuthills Lane Vineyard was aged for 17 months in 33% new French oak (the rest neutral). It comes in at 13.9% alcohol. This is a powerhouse.Tight, intense and a bit hard on the finish, this shows off some oak, but not a lot of fruit, flesh and flavor to go with the power. Still, I loved the silky feel of this, the caressing texture and the gorgeous, lingering finish. Every time I let it sit on the tongue, it seemed more impressive and proved that it wasn't just about the power. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points - February 28, 2017 $75.00   QTY 2016 Petit Verdot $324.0/case Wine Club: $288.00/case Medium-bodied with savory, pepper and herbal notes and flavors of blackberry and blueberry. A great match for grilled meats and vegetables. 89 points - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate $30.00   QTY 2013 Petit Verdot Apollo Drive Vineyard Limited Edition $810.00/case Wine Club: $720.00/case Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. This wine is 100% Petit Verdot, made from a single block on Apollo Drive. It marks the third time PAUMANOK has bottled a varietal Petit Verdot, and it is one of the finest reds our estate has produced. It was aged for 16 months in french oak, 33% new oak. Spicy with concentrated black fruit flavors and inky black in color, this full bodied wine possesses ample tannins that suggest it will cellar well for many years. Only 147 cases were made. The 2013 Petit Verdot "Apollo Drive Vineyard - Limited Edition" was aged for 16 months in French oak (30% new, the rest neutral). It comes in at 13.9% alcohol. Like all of Paumanok's offerings this issue, this is most impressive for its balance, its feeling of "suave" and "elegant." Gorgeously constructed and not at all brooding, stern and impenetrable--the way all too many Petit Verdots turn out--this has fine structure, plenty of power on the finish and a tinge of oak in its youth. Yet, more than any one element, what stands out is its graceful mid-palate and its impeccable balance (a repeated theme with these offerings). Seductive, inviting and completely ingratiating, this is a big winner. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92 points - October 29th, 2015 $75.00   2012 Riesling Late Harvest SOLD OUT 375 ml bottle, 12 x 375 ml per case $594/case Wine Club: $528/case BEST LATE HARVEST WINE, NYW&FC 2013 This Riesling is a botrytis-affected wine, made from grapes with 'Nobel Rot'. It offers clean, bright aromas of peaches, apples, nectarines, flowers and honey. It has rich, honeyed texture with sweet and delicious flavors of apple, peach, apricot and grape. This wine has terrific acid balance, a persistent aftertaste and a crisp, nearly dry finish. Enjoy on it's own after a meal or try pairing it with fruit tarts and cheeses. Only 439 cases were made. Alcohol: 9.0% Residual Sugar: 16% Brix at Harvest: 33.5 The 2012 Riesling Late Harvest comes in at 154 grams per liter of residual sugar and 9% alcohol. Now that you are in the land of late-harvest Riesling, this is where you'll start saying "Apricots, Peaches and Pineapple, oh my!" As rich as it sometimes seems, what actually makes this interesting rather than scary is the zest and acidity. It is most certainly sweet, but it doesn't seem anywhere near as sweet as statistics might suggest. It adds a bit of bite and tension as it airs on the lingering and completely delicious finish. That drier and fresher character was underscored emphatically the next day, when the sugar was just a bit more subdued, the flavors intense and the demeanor bright and sunny. This should satisfy lots of desires over the next few years (or, noting that these tend to age well, the next couple of decades or so.) We'll be conservative at the moment. Note: The price references a 375ml bottle, from which this was tasted. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points - June 30, 2015 $55.00   QTY 2012 Sauvignon Blanc Late Harvest 375 ml 12 x 375 ml per case $540.00/case Wine Club: $480.00/case The Sauvignon Blanc grapes from our original planting (planted in 1984) behind the winery were allowed to hang on the vine beyond their normal point of full ripeness to promote the development of botrytis, the “noble rot”. A slow, cool fermentation in new French and Hungarian oak barrels yielded intense and focused tropical fruit flavors like litchi, quince, pineapple, mango and guava. This wine is rich and sweet, and has ample acidity to balance the sugar, resulting in a sensational, full-bodied, dessert wine with a long finish. The oak embellishes the wine by imparting a subtle nutty flavor and by increasing complexity. A wonderful match with sharp cheeses like Roquefort or Stilton, or enjoy on its own after dinner. Only 412 cases were made. Alcohol: 10.0% Residual Sugar: 14.7% Brix at Harvest: 32.5 $50.00   QTY Finca_La_Capellania_Organic_Extra_Virgin_Olive_Oil 500 ml Produced by Charles Massoud's brother, Gabriel Massoud, in the Andalucia region of southern Spain, Paumanok is proud to offer this delicious organic extra virgin olive oil. Finca La Capellanía is organic, unheated, unpressed so its essence and flavour are preserved. Olives are collected green and immediately processed on site. For more on Finca La Capellanía, visit their web site at fincalacapellania.com. $15.00   QTY 2007 ASSEMBLAGE 3 L bottle Available in magnums only. Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. WINNER BEST RED BLEND - NEW YORK WINE & FOOD CLASSIC 2011 "The most delicious blend in the tasting was Paumanok's mature 2007 Assemblage, consisting of merlot, petit verdot and cabernet franc. It had a smoky, cocoalike aroma." Howard G. Goldberg, The New York Times, March 23, 2012 The 2007 Assemblage is a blend of 69% Merlot, 22% Petit Verdot and 9% Cabernet Franc, aged in French oak (half new, half used). It comes in at 13.5% alcohol. Another example of this fine vintage at Paumanok (as well as on Long Island), this is tight and powerful, ending with some sharpness and a rough edge at the moment. Completely unevolved, this has gorgeous flavors, but its power makes it a bit hard to deal with. Put this in the cellar for another couple of years at least and I suspect it will not hit something like peak until around 2020. Eventually, it is going to come around because it has the mid-palate concentration to balance the power out and the fine intensity of flavor coming from ripe, fine fruit. It has some questions to answer in the cellar, but I'm leaning up on this beast for the moment. 92 points. Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, October 30, 2015 $350.00   QTY 2005 Cabernet SauvignonTuthills Lane Vineyard $918.00/case Wine Club: $816.00/case Also available in magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. The Massouds last bottled a Cabernet with the same site designation as their 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon Tuthills Lane in 1995. Charles Massoud says the berries were leaking color already at harvest here, something he has never before witnessed. Cassis and mulberry - backed by cedar - testify to the extreme ripeness of the crop. But there is no sense of cooked fruit, and instead one of invigorating freshness, reinforced by the tart chew of ripe fruit skins. Peat, iodine, and pungent herbs add to the aromatic intensity as well as the palate-staining finish on exhibit in this wine that emphasizes grip and grit over polish. Expect it to be worth following for another 6-8 years. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 90 points - April 27, 2010 $85.00   QTY 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon Tuthills Lane Vineyard 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. Also available in screw caps (750 ml only), magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. The 2010 vintage marks only the second time this wine has been produced since the original 1995 vintage was introduced. Made from a single block on Tuthills Lane. In 2010, it yielded some of the best Cabernet Sauvignon fruit that Paumanok has produced. It is rich, plush and dense with velvety tannins. It has a long finish, bright black fruit flavors, is full bodied and while attractive at bottling should develop well over time. It is one of the finest reds our estate has produced. Only 96 cases were bottled. The 2010 Cabernet Sauvignon "Tuthills Lane Vineyard" also has 5% Merlot blended in. It was aged in 95% new French oak, the rest neutral; and comes in at 13.9% alcohol. In most places in the world, it is the Cabernet that is bigger, deeper and more powerful. On Long Island, that description usually goes to the Merlot when the two are paired. That said, this is a pretty intense wine, with a rather concentrated mid-palate, intense flavor and a fine finish. It could use a little more cellaring, but it may be surprisingly approachable, too. It continued to evolve beautifully with extended aeration. It should also hold well. Putting on my bargain hunter hat, I would have to add that the winery's 2010 Cabernet Grand Vintage, also reviewed this issue, is as good or better and not quite as pricey. Either or both may be entitled to upticks as they age, and I won't be surprised if there are differing opinions at differing points in their developments. They are differently styled, though, this being the more refined and elegant. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 91 points - June 30, 2015 $175.00   QTY 2007 Merlot Tuthills Lane Vineyard 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. Representing their first-ever Merlot bottling with this site designation (and their original 1986 block), the Massoud's 2007 Merlot Tuthills Lane is unblended and was aged in largely new barriques. Its ripe cassis, dark cherry, and blueberry are accented with mint and cherry pit, iodine and bittersweet herbal and floral essences. This shows formidable concentration and ripeness yet exhilarating sheer refreshment and an uncanny sense of lift. It's only 13.5% alcohol, by the way. I would anticipate a dozen years' satisfaction, and probably not start popping corks for 3-4 years. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92 points - April 27, 2010 The 2007 Merlot Tuthill's Lane was the debut vintage, sourced from a block planted in 1986 and aged for 18 months in French oak (79% new; 21% one- and two-year-old French oak). It comes in at 13.5% alcohol. Paumanok picked a good year to start with this bottling, as 2007 was a very fine year in general. Here, it makes a wonderful Merlot. Full-bodied and caressing on the palate, this shows very fine depth, but it retains its elegance all the while. Nearing age 8, it remains young and vibrant, showing beautiful mid-palate solidity and impeccable freshness. It is just now giving hints of developing more complexity and it will continue to evolve in the cellar. Structured, balanced, fresh and intriguing, this is a beauty. Although this is a library wine, I am advised it is still available, both in 750ml and magnums. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points - June 30, 2015 $175.00   QTY 2000 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. Smells of singed beef, iodine, tobacco, and rhubarb. Dense, full-bodied, palpably thick and faintly oily on the palate, this clings with an abundance of meat, mineral, and stewed fruit flavors...anticipate another decade of interesting evolution. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 90 points - June 30, 2006 $175.00   QTY 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. ...smells sweetly of cassis, cooked blueberries, sealing wax, talcum, and vanilla. Its full-bodied palate impression displays lots of sheer stuffing, a creamy texture and pliable tannins, and a layered complexity of diverse fruits, minerality, and high-toned spice that other Cabernet Sauvignons from Long Island fail to display...I'd plan to follow this for at least eight or ten years. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 90 points - 6/30/06 $125.00   QTY 2004 Cabernet Franc Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. 2004 was another Grand Vintage year at Paumanok. This wine is made up of a blend of our best barrels of Cabernet Franc. It offers subtle aromas of violets, potpourri, prunes and leather. Blackberry and black cherry flavors and a firm tannin structure make this medium-bodied red well-suited to a meal with roasted meats and vegetables. $95.00   QTY 2000 Merlot Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. In the year 2000, the planets aligned to create a stellar vintage on the North Fork...the dark and juicy 2000 Paumanok Grand Vintage Merlot, is bursting with black raspberry and vanilla. It's a huge and luscious wine but retains its signature Long Island structure. - American Way, September 1, 2002 $175.00   QTY 2002 Merlot Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. ...follows the savory, earthy, fungal, meaty theme of the 'white label' version. Indeed, the presence of star anise and exotic spices in the nose only emphasizes this Bordeaux blend's Burgundian kinship. On the palate, this is plush and creamy, with a wealth of fruit but not of such obvious berry and pit fruit character. A long, savory finish preserves a wealth of canal, spice, and fungal flavors. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 89 points - 6/30/06 $125.00   QTY 2004 Merlot Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. The 2004 Merlot Grand Vintage from barrel introduces exotic floral notes to the cherry and truffle of the 'white label' version, is even more strikingly creamy in texture and full of inner-mouth esters, and projects multiple layers of flavor from bright and high-toned to basso profundo. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (90-92) points - June 30, 2006 $125.00   QTY 2005 Merlot Grand Vintage 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. Offers aromas of plum, black cherry, earth, and spice. Full-bodied and rich with a firm tannin structure. This wine is 100% Merlot. Only 149 cases were bottled. $105.00   2010 Assemblage SOLD OUT The majority of this wine was sealed with screw caps. It is also available sealed with cork. If you prefer cork, please specify your preference in the comments field on the order form that will appear after you click on "Buy Now!". Also available in magnums and double magnums, email us for more info. Only produced in a "Grand Vintage", the 2010 Assemblage is a blend of 35% Merlot, 33% Cabernet Sauvignon, 21% Petit Verdot and 11% Cabernet Franc. Dense and round, with intense aromas of cassis, black berry, black cherry and spice. Medium to full-bodied, a firm tannin structure and a long finish. 445 cases were bottled. Of 42 East End wines I sampled, the most accomplished red was Paumanok Vineyards’ very Bordeaux-like 2010 Assemblage ($50), a seamless mélange of merlot, cabernet sauvignon, petit verdot and cabernet franc that promises many years in top form. Howard G. Goldberg of The New York Times, March 22, 2013 $50.00   QTY 2004 ASSEMBLAGE 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. With 12% each of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot and 38% each of Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Massoud's 2004 Assemblage seems to incorporate in its aromatic panoply the resin and blueberry typical of Petit Verdot...as well as licorice and diverse black fruits. Dense and intense on the palate, this full-bodied wine will...need at least another year before it shows its real personality. An impressively long, low-toned finish offers great promise.. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - (88-91) - 6/30/06 $125.00   QTY 2005 ASSEMBLAGE 1.5 L bottle Available in magnums only. The Paumanok 2005 Assemblage blends 34% Cabernet Sauvignon and 22% Petit Verdot into its base of Merlot. Tart blueberry and blackberry are tinged with mint and fennel. A finely concentrated, leanly-textured palate displays well-integrated bitterness; a sense of extract you imagine straining through your palate; and an adamantly dry finish. This should hold will for 5-7 more years, although it will always lean toward the austere side. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 89 - April 27, 2010 $105.00   QTY 2013 ASSEMBLAGE 1.5 L bottle Available in double magnums, email us for more info. The 2013 Assemblage is a blend of 46% Cabernet Sauvignon, 36% Merlot and 18% Petit Verdot, about two-thirds of which was aged in new French oak; the rest in neutral oak. It comes in at 13.9% alcohol. Showing its oak a bit up front, this is still beautifully crafted with the same graceful and accessible feel as the winery's upper level Merlot and Cabernet this issue. Here, however, the grape blend does add a bit more complexity at the outset, once the oak blows off. It feels full in the mouth, but it doesn't quite have the personality of the pure Cabernet bottlings. The texture is also not, perhaps, quite as sensual, but it is still bursting with controlled flavors, a touch of herbs, a touch of cassis and a hint of vanilla--molding themselves into a more interesting whole. There's not much to argue about here. Which of the three upper level reds you like best will be a matter of taste--and when, in their evolution, you twist off the screwcap. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 92 points - June 30, 2015 $105.00   QTY 2013 Tuthills Lane Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 1.5 L bottle Available in double magnums, email us for more info. The 2013 Cabernet Sauvignon Tuthills Lane Vineyard was aged for 16 months in French oak (50% new, the remainder neutral). It comes in at 13.9% alcohol. Simply gorgeous, this has sensual texture and rich fruit--in a subtle way, if I can put it that way--and an impeccably balanced demeanor. Graceful, without a hair out of place, it is drinking fairly well now, at least after a couple of hours of air. It does tighten a bit on the finish. More importantly, it is unevolved in its primary fruit impression. It tastes great, missing just one thing: that complexity that only comes with age. It takes the regular Cabernet, adds texture and seems more serious and age-worthy. Overall, you could drink this today and it would still be amazing--but don't. I held it open for over two hours and it just kept getting better. As graceful and approachable as it seemed on opening, it never faded, thinned or retreated even a little bit. About five years in the cellar should help it a lot. At that point, a lot of the relatively few rough edges will be rounded off and it will start showing a little complexity. If you want to see how you combine structure, sex appeal and elegance into a beautifully balanced whole, start here. - Robert Parker's Wine Advocate - 93 points - October 30, 2015 $155.00