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2004 Pahlmeyer Proprietary Red Napa Valley
| Region: | United States |
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| Drink By | 2006 |
WINEMAKER'S NOTE
The grape clusters were hand-sorted, and once de-stemmed, the berries were sorted again by hand on the way to tank. After four to five days of pre-fermentation cold maceration in small open-top fermentors, the fruit began 100% native yeast fermentation. Two to three weeks later, the fruit was gently pressed and moved to barrel where it finished primary and secondary fermentations. The wine continued to age in 85% new French oak â a combination of Taransaud and St. Martin barrels â for eighteen months. It was bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Expert Reviews
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Description<p>This Bordeaux-style blend -- 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, 5% Cabernet Franc, 4% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec -- is an olfactory amusement park and a thrill ride for the taste buds that certainly will not be around for long.</p><p><strong>93 Points, Wine Spectator:</strong></p><p>"Well-focused on a rich, vibrant core of ripe blackberry and wild berry fruit. This is elegant, balanced and deep, yet well-structured, ending with a long, complex finish that's trim and tight. Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot and Malbec. Best from 2009 through 2015. 5,840 cases made. –JL" (10/15/2007)</p><p><strong>91 Points, Robert Parker, The Wine Advocate:</strong></p><p>"A blend of 79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 11% Merlot, and the rest Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec, the outstanding 2004 Proprietary Red Wine possesses a deep ruby/purple color in addition to notes of vanilla, espresso roast, black currants, plums, and licorice. This rich, full-bodied, flamboyant, lush, heady red is best consumed over the next 12-15 years." (Dec. 2006)</p><p><strong>92 Points, Stephen Tanzer's International Wine Cellar:</strong></p><p>"Bright medium ruby. Black fruits, violet, graphite and wild spices on the nose. Sweet and lush, with concentrated flavors of crushed dark berries and spies; a whiff of menthol adds freshness. The long finish features sweet, broad, tongue-coating tannins and a suggestion of sour candy. This was a bit awkward from barrel a year ago but has turned out very well." (May/June 2007)</p>
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Wine AdvocateThe outstanding 2004 Proprietary Red Wine possesses a deep ruby/purple color in addition to notes of vanilla, espresso roast, black currants, plums, and licorice. This rich, full-bodied, flamboyant, lush, heady red is best consumed over the next 12-15 years.
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Wine SpectatorWell-focused on a rich, vibrant core of ripe blackberry and wild berry fruit. This is elegant, balanced and deep, yet well-structured, ending with a long, complex finish that's trim and tight. âJL
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Robert Parker
User Tasting Note
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jwonakPurchased in Ft Lauderdale. Let it breathe naturally. Don't use veturi.
