Shay A

9.3

Always fun to celebrate a birthday with a birth year bottle! I opened a bottle of this a few months back and couldn’t believe how good it was.

Coming from the famed Caldwell vineyard, this has such a bright eucalyptus note! Deep red/black in the glass with no bricking! Dusty fig, sweet espresso, dirty red and black berry fruit. Even after following from bottle over 3-4hrs, this has a natural cool/minty vibe alongside dark cocoa and sweet black cassis. So much youth and tannin! I should have spaced my two bottles out…these are still cruising! — 6 days ago

Sipping Fine Wine

9.4

Pale lemon color with aromas of ripe fruits, citrus, toasty vanilla oak and floral spice notes. On the palate flavors of apple, peaches, pineapple and lemon citrus, well balanced with acidity on a nice creamy mouthfeel. Long finish ending with spicy vanilla oak, mineral and citrus notes, will continue to age. A big Chardonnay. Pair this with grilled Swordfish or spicy sushi. — 2 months ago

Antonio Gialanella

9.5

Wonderful cab. Fruit forward which makes sense given the vintage. Layers of complexity make this a really interesting one as it warms and changes character. — 3 months ago

Bruce Leboff

9.2

Vibrant and alive. Fun to drink - kids birth year. Still some nice fruit on the nose Smooth and caressing tannins. Fun to drink. Took a while to wake up but worth the wait. Really nice. — 6 days ago

with Danielle and David

Lauren

9.1

Good! Had in sun valley $89ish — a month ago

Bob Boyle

9.1

Nose of lemon rid and minerals, body crisp, Meyer lemon, wet stones with good acid and medium long finish — 3 months ago

Frank Artale

9.2

Deep ruby going to garnet at this age. Can't see the stem standing over the glass. Nose surprisingly bright and new oak influence still being felt. While not a carbonic process you can feel the whole berry fermentation works well to great here. — 4 months ago

Jessica Randolph

9.6

Fountainbleu with kristen and Adrienne. — 21 days ago

Henry Fuseler

9.0

3/2024. Good color and flavor. Very nice on the palate and finish. All caught me by surprise considering the vintage, 2012. — a month ago

Jay Kline

9.3

Flight #1 of our 1997 Retrospective. Presented single-blind; no formal notes. Noticeably darker, bluer-fruited than the others in the flight. Plush and more rounded fruit profile. Structure still there. Arguably the most youthful of the flight since not all of the fruit is in the desiccated stage. Certainly the most modern of the flight. Called “Pahlmeyer”. Drink now through 2027. — 3 months ago