Lot 545
ATLAS PEAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON HOWELL MOUNTAIN 2005 (4)
CAKEBREAD CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007 (1)
CAYMUS VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON SPECIAL SELECTION 2006 (1)
PAHLMEYER PROPRIETARY RED 2007 (1) WA 96+
Lot 545 Details
ATLAS PEAK CABERNET SAUVIGNON HOWELL MOUNTAIN 2005 (4)
Napa Valley.
1 x scraped label
CAKEBREAD CELLARS CABERNET SAUVIGNON 2007 (1)
Napa Valley.
raised label
CAYMUS VINEYARDS CABERNET SAUVIGNON SPECIAL SELECTION 2006 (1)
Napa Valley.
writing on label
PAHLMEYER PROPRIETARY RED 2007 (1)
Napa Valley.
scraped label
The sensational 2007 Proprietary Red Wine (a 7,000-case blend of 82% Cabernet Sauvignon and the rest Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot, and Malbec) is slightly more restrained aromatically than the Merlot, but there is no doubting its extraordinary bouquet of subtle smoked meats, oak, mountain wild flowers, blueberries, blackberries, coffee, and cassis. Super-rich and full-bodied with noticeable, but stunningly sweet tannins, it possesses a rare minerality and definition, characteristics that seem to be found across the board in Napa’s 2007s. This dense, powerful red needs 3-5 years of cellaring, and should have 25 years of life ahead of it. December 2009 Drink: 2012-2037 WA 96+