Composition
73% Cabernet Sauvignon
17% Merlot
7% Petit Verdot
2% Cabernet Franc
1% Malbec
Vineyards
- Napanook,
- Thorevilos,
- Madrona Ranch,
- Rancho Chimiles,
- Caldwell Vineyard,
- York Creek,
- Hossfeld Vineyard
Proprietary Red: An Iconic Napa Valley Bordeaux Blend
Jayson Pahlmeyer's "California Mouton" - a rich, powerful Napa Valley Bordeaux blend called Proprietary RedRead More
Critics
98 Points
Robert Parker, Wine Advocate #132, December 2000
"The finest Proprietary Red produced by Pahlmeyer to date is their 1997... A super-rich, blockbuster effort, it exhibits an opaque purple color in addition to a fabulous bouquet of black fruits, espresso, cocoa, mocha, and flowers. A prodigious red, with low acidity, spectacular concentration, and fabulous purity as well as overall symmetry, it can be drunk now, but promises to last for 20-25 years."
96 Points
James Laube, Wine Spectator, October 2000
Ultraripe and rich, with jammy wild berry, blackcherry, currant and spicy nuances that are deepand concentrated, finishing with a long, detailed aftertaste. Wonderful sense of harmony and finesse.
94 Points
Stephen Tanzer, International Wine Cellar, May/June 2000
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.
Winemaking
- Winemaker:
- Helen Turley
- Alcohol:
- 14.7%
- Released:
- October 1, 2000
