2016 Pahlmeyer, Cabernet Sauvignon, Raison D'Etre, Napa Valley, Case of 3 btls [Only 100 Cases Produced]

RP100 "The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Raison D'Etre is a barrel selection wine, made entirely from estate fruit and bottled in late May 2018. Composed of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc and 1% Merlot, it's deep garnet-purple in color and features a beguiling array of black berry, black cherry, warm blueberry and cassis notes with sparks of cigar box, wood smoke, charcuterie and Chinese five spice notes plus a touch of dried Mediterranean herbs. Full, rich, concentrated and seductive in the mouth, the juxtaposition between the firm, superbly ripe, velvety frame, fantastic freshness and the depth of fruit is just incredible! It finishes multilayered and so compelling you will be reaching for that glass as soon as you put it down. 100 cases made." LPB for TWA Oct 2018

JD100 "The 2016 Cabernet Sauvignon Raison d'Etre is selection of the best barrels off the estate (whereas the Piece de Resistance also comes from non-estate fruit) and is a blend of 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 16% Cabernet Franc, and 1% Merlot brought up in new barrel. An utterly perfect wine with the ability to evolve for 30-50 years, it’s saturated purple to the rim and offers up notes of scorched earth, charcoal embers, graphite, spring flowers, black cherries, and blueberries. Incredibly concentrated and structured yet at the same time elegant and multi-dimensional, it’s a wine of both power and poise. Built like a skyscraper, it needs a good 4-5 years of bottle age and will keep for half a century." JD Jan 2019