Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 1997

Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 1997

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  • Robert Parker rating 98
  • Vinous rating 94
Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red 1997
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75 cl

14.7%
£250.00
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Jayson Pahlmeyer planted his vineyard in 1981 using “suitcase clones” allegedly smuggled from France. His founding philosophy was to create a “California Mouton” and has undoubtedly secured his winery’s reputation as one of the finest producers of Bordeaux varieties in Napa. The 1997 Proprietary Red is a blend of 72% Cabernet Sauvignon with lesser parts Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec, and is possibly one of the greatest ever releases of this cuvée. It is incredibly expressive, concentrated and pure, with crisply defined notes of crème de cassis, mocha, violet flowers and cigar smoke.
94 Vinous
Very saturated black ruby to the rim. Dark aromas of cassis, black raspberry, licorice, maple syrup, shoe polish and flowers. Superripe and compellingly layered and deep; as thick and sweet as the merlot but more tactile, with a stronger impression of acidity and structure and superb flavor definition. Thoroughly ripe, noble tannins reach the entire palate. Pahlmeyer still shows a slight preference for his cabernet sauvignon-based blend. The merlot, after all, used to be the leftover juice, the stuff that didn't go into the red blend, he explained.

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