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Pahlmeyer

Pahlmeyer, in St. Helena, was founded in the mid-1980s when Jayson Pahlmeyer, a Bay Area lawyer, found he preferred thinking about wine to reading legal briefs. Pahlmeyer produced its debut vintage in 1986, and Robert M. Parker Jr. gave it 94 pts. Today the winery owns 88 acres near Atlas Peak and 30 acres on the north Sonoma Coast and and grows Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Merlot and Petit Verdot. Randy Dunn was in charge of winemaking for the first few vintages and in 1993 Helen Turley became Pahlmeyer’s winemaker. Today the winemakers are Kale Anderson at the Napa Valley vineyards and Bibiana Gonzalez Rave is the consulting winemaker for the Sonoma Coast vineyards. Pahlmeyer is known for its Bordeaux-style blends as well as Chardonnay, Merlot and Pinot Noir. The wines earn consistently complimentary reviews.

1997 Pahlmeyer

RP  98   
ST  94   

1997 Pahlmeyer

Lightly elevated cork

RP  98   
ST  94   

1997 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

RP  98   
ST  94   

2006 Pahlmeyer

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
ST  93   
WS  90   
WE  90   

2020 Pahlmeyer Jayson Cabernet Sauvignon

JS  93   

2021 Pahlmeyer Jayson Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  92   

1997 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; light label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   

2003 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  90   
ST  89-90   

2003 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Signs of past seepage

RP  92   
WS  90   
ST  89-90   

2003 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; elevated cork; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  90   
ST  89-90   

2003 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue

RP  92   
WS  90   
ST  89-90   

2014 Pahlmeyer Raison d'Être Cabernet Sauvignon

3-bottle Lot, Wood Case

WA  96   
JS  93   
VN  91   

1995 Pahlmeyer

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; very top shoulder fill

RP  96   
ST  93-95   
2 available
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1998 Pahlmeyer

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  89-92   
2 available
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2014 Pahlmeyer Savoir Faire Chardonnay

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
VN  91-93   
2 available
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1998 Pahlmeyer

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  89-92   
3 available
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2016 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

VN  97   
WA  96+    
JS  96   
JD  96   
WS  94   
3 available
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1995 Pahlmeyer

RP  96   
ST  93-95   
4 available
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1995 Pahlmeyer

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage

RP  96   
ST  93-95   
6 available
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1997 Pahlmeyer

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
ST  94   
6 available
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2018 Pahlmeyer

WA  96+    
WE  94   
7 available
Bid *