1997 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red

Community Tasting Notes (164) Avg Score: 93.7 points

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  1/18/2024 - thesternowl wrote: 93 Points

  1997 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon Retrospective (Omaha, NE): Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Noticeably darker, bluer-fruited than the others in the flight. Plush and more rounded fruit profile. Structure still there. Arguably the most youthful of the flight since not all of the fruit is in the desiccated stage. Certainly the most modern of the flight. Called “Pahlmeyer”. Drink now through 2027.

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  7/7/2023 - Labrador Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Pahlmeyer makes wonderful wines, and this bottle was no exception.
  It was balanced, rich, mouth-coating with flavors of lovely dark fruit. This was a PNP, so the aromas were non-existent - at least initially. They started to come out after about 45+ minutes. I would suggest caution in one area - be careful when decanting or pouring because the bottle will likely have a great deal of sediment - as this one had.
  Next time we will decant and give this wine the opportunity to "strut its stuff."

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  7/2/2023 - Venice Al Likes this wine:

  Probably drinking at or just past peak- dark currant, plum and berry, spice and smoke. Voluptuous, smooth, and sexy mouthfeel and just shy of overripe- so all good there. So as a come too lately Burgundy lover, long time Bordeaux drinker, and weaned on 80s, 90s, 2001 and 2002 California cabs ( and Sonoma Coast, ABC, and Oregon pinot) I can clearly define my line in the sand. This is on the side that I enjoy- the 1995 Shafer Hillside - while a tasty and well made wine -not so much, and the 97 Lokoya overripe, too sweet, and too alcoholic- clearly on the other side for me. First world problems!

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  7/1/2023 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Another wine looked forward to trying. We drank my last bottles of this wine a dozen years ago and was wondering whether I could/should have saved them longer. Unfortunately, the answer is I could/should have, but they were just too damn good. This 750ml bottle showed really well with all the black, red and blue fruits still coming in waves, with touches of Oak, eucalyptus and leather, even if the wine was past its most expressive peak.

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  6/17/2023 - fdub Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Drank with Lola. Birth year wine for her drinking great by the fire pit!

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