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Pahlmeyer Napa Valley Merlot(1997)

Winemaker: Helen Turley
Release Date: February 1, 2000
Alcohol: 14.5 %
pH: 3.93
TA: 0.49



Composition: Appellation Composition: 45% Napa Valley, 44% Spring Mountain, 11% Howell Mountain; Varietal Composition: 100% Merlot

Tasting Notes: Intense, deep, red-purple color. Hints of chocolate and black fruits in the nose. Despite it's youth, the 1997 Merlot is forward and well integrated, with creamy, ripe fruit flavors, big tannins, super concentrated with a long lingering full finish.
Stephen Tanzer
International Wine Cellar
Issue 90, May/June 2000
93/100
July 2007
Saturated ruby-red. Explosive aromas of black raspberry, cassis, graphite, tar, minerals and toffee. Lush, superripe and very deep, with almost confectionary sweetness. Thick but not heavy. Very long and lush on the aftertaste, with fine tannins buried in fruit. Compelling merlot with great sex appeal.
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Robert Parker
The Wine Advocate
Issue 132
96/100
July 2007
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James Laube
Wine Spectator
89/100
July 2007
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Wine Advocate # 132
Dec-00
96/100
April 2008
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Wine Advocate # 126
Jan-00
96/100
April 2008
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