A Cab That Stands Apart - 93 Points

May 2011

Phifer Pavitt, Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon “Date Night” 2007 ($75): Wine names can be misleading. I had a bottle of this Cabernet kicking around for a few months and maybe would never have gotten around to tasting it, had my husband (a.k.a. house sommelier) not presented it to me blind. My issue had been the name, “Date Night.” Another “lifestyle” brand, I thought, remnants of “Little Black Dress,” “White Lie” and similar female-directed names stuck uncomfortably in my mental craw. But in fact this is a serious wine. And seriously commendable.

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One Bottle Post: 07 Phifer Pavitt Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon
96 Eve points

April 2011

I’ve been drinking Phifer Pavit Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon for about five years. The first time I tasted it, I wasn’t out on a Date Night, but at a fundraiser in a private home in the Hollywood Hills. It was the stellar wine of the evening, and it still rates a minimum 95 Eve Points every year.

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CALIFORNIA RED WINES - CABERNETS & BLENDS
RATED 93

March 2011

Phifer Pavitt 2007 Date Night Cabernet Sauvignon (Napa Valley).

This is an elaborately constructed wine, rich in fruit and tannins, and far better than the rather ordinary 2006. But it’s nowhere near ready to drink now. Erupts with ripe, juicy blackberries, black cherries, minerals and sweet cassis. The grapes are from the Pope Valley region. Very big, bold and dramatic, but immature. Hold for a good six years.

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The Wine Spectator - Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Date Night 2007

February 2011

Score: 94

Release Price: $75
Country: California
Region: Napa
Issue: Web Only - 2011

This gorgeous wine—the best yet from this producer—is sumptuous, graceful, rich and fleshy, with ripe blueberry, plum and wild berry fruit that's dense, elegant, focused and layered. Full-bodied, ending with a long, lingering finish. Drink now through 2022. 400 cases made. –JL

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CABERNET SAUVIGNON AND CABERNET BLENDS
New Releases

February 2011

1. 2007 Phifer Pavitt, “Date Night,” Napa Valley ($75) – Medium-dark ruby color; attractive, intense, cedary, cassis and blackberry fruit aroma with a note of mocha and hints of mint and graphite; full body; forward, rich, plush, plummy, cedary, dark cherry and blackberry fruit flavors with a note of
graphite and a creamy mouthfeel; well balanced and firmly structured for near term drinking enjoyment; medium-full to full tannin; lingering aftertaste. Very appealing to taste now and also has good bottle aging potential. Very highly recommended. 14.8% alcohol; 372 cases; blended with 3% Petit
Verdot (PV); released December 2010. (Group Score: 16.6 of 20 points, 7 of 12 first-place votes/4 seconds/0 thirds; My Score: 17 [90 of 100 points], fourth place).

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Wine Spectator / 93 Points

May 2009

PHIFER PAVITT Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley Date Night 2006 Score: 93 / Well-crafted, tight and structured, with a complex blend of currant, boysenberry, black cherry and plum fruit framed by chewy, integrated tannins. Ends with a loamy earth edge. Drink now through 2017. 275 cases made.