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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.

1990 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

1997 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

RP  98   
ST  94   

2002 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  99   
ST  94   
WS  93   

2007 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

RP  96+    
WS  95   
ST  93   

2016 Pahlmeyer

1.5ltr

VN  97   
WA  96+    
JS  96   
JD  96   
WS  94   
3 available
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1997 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93   

2001 Pahlmeyer Merlot

1.5ltr

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  93   
ST  91   
2 available
Bid *

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

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

1993 Pahlmeyer

Light label condition issue

WS  91   
RP  88-91   

1994 Pahlmeyer

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  96   
WS  92   

1995 Pahlmeyer

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

RP  96   
ST  93-95   

1997 Pahlmeyer

Light label condition issue

RP  98   
ST  94   
7 available
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1997 Pahlmeyer

RP  98   
ST  94   

1997 Pahlmeyer

Lightly elevated cork

RP  98   
ST  94   

1998 Pahlmeyer

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  89-92   
4 available
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1998 Pahlmeyer

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  89-92   
2 available
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1998 Pahlmeyer

Light label condition issue

WS  92   
RP  91   
ST  89-92   

1999 Pahlmeyer

WS  94   
ST  94   
RP  90   
7 available
Bid *

2016 Pahlmeyer

Light label condition issue

VN  97   
WA  96+    
JS  96   
JD  96   
WS  94   

2019 Pahlmeyer

WA  95   
5 available
Bid *

2001 Pahlmeyer Jayson

Light label condition issue

WS  92   

2001 Pahlmeyer Merlot

Light label condition issue

RP  95   
WS  93   
ST  91