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Duckhorn Vineyards Three Palms Vineyard Merlot 2014
Wine Spectator #1 Wine in the World 2017 (2014 vintage) 95 Points Wine Spectator: "A powerful red, with concentrated flavors of red plum, cherry and boysenberry, layered with plenty of rich spice and mineral accents. Touches of slate and cardamom make for a complex finish. Drink now through 2023." A sumptuous incarnation of Three Palms Vineyard Merlot, this mouth-filling and age-worthy wine displays suppleness, balance and structure, with seamless integration between lush fruit and new French oak. The aroma offers layered elements of fresh baked cherry pie, red licorice, and vanilla bean. On the palate, juicy boysenberry and blackberry layers intermingle with notes of strawberry, cherry, orange rind, and cinnamon spice, accented by earth tones and subtle oak.
Ratings on Delectable
Conrad Green 
A tangy ripe nose. The fruit is very dense and OTT. Not great
A tangy ripe nose. The fruit is very dense and OTT. Not great
8.2
Rob Brobst III
WOTN!!! Boom
WOTN!!! Boom
9.7
Boris Mathiszik
The one and only Wine Spectator of the year 2017 #1 95 Pts wine. Extremely silky and smooth. Complex layers. Delicious.
The one and only Wine Spectator of the year 2017 #1 95 Pts wine. Extremely silky and smooth. Complex layers. Delicious.
9.4
Isaac Pirolo
Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot. Miles: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any F%$&ING Merlot! The Miles Raymond I know would order a second bottle of this and then call his ex-wife from the restaurant pay phone... it’s that good.
Jack: If they want to drink Merlot, we're drinking Merlot. Miles: No, if anyone orders Merlot, I'm leaving. I am NOT drinking any F%$&ING Merlot! The Miles Raymond I know would order a second bottle of this and then call his ex-wife from the restaurant pay phone... it’s that good.
9.6
Charlie Evans
Big yet balanced and still nuanced. Would like with some age.
Big yet balanced and still nuanced. Would like with some age.
8.8
Michael Herzog
Bath and Body Works candle.
Bath and Body Works candle.
9.0
WineMascot
2014, hint Smokey and dark fruit
2014, hint Smokey and dark fruit
9.2Tony Capone
2014 Duckhorn Three Palms, wine of the year. This wine will help bring merlots back to the spotlight.while still young it still drank great. Earth tones, black plums , Expresso, great balance, with a long smooth finish. Hold if you can, this wine will drink beautifully for years.
2014 Duckhorn Three Palms, wine of the year. This wine will help bring merlots back to the spotlight.while still young it still drank great. Earth tones, black plums , Expresso, great balance, with a long smooth finish. Hold if you can, this wine will drink beautifully for years.
9.4
Nathan Renfro
Great wine, great friends.
Great wine, great friends.
9.3Brenda Terzich-Garland
Dark crimson and garnet color. Very dark cherry fruit, bacon spices and a smokey vanilla hit the nose then lingers with a spearmint menthol scent and chocolate that is pleasant and inviting. Velvety feel fills the mouth with a cherry liqueur hitting the pallet; as the wine coats the tongue a raisin-prune and cedar taste comes out with hints of vanilla and coffee floating in and out. Medium to long finish and tannins pretty much resolved. 2017 Wine Spectator’s wine of the year!
Dark crimson and garnet color. Very dark cherry fruit, bacon spices and a smokey vanilla hit the nose then lingers with a spearmint menthol scent and chocolate that is pleasant and inviting. Velvety feel fills the mouth with a cherry liqueur hitting the pallet; as the wine coats the tongue a raisin-prune and cedar taste comes out with hints of vanilla and coffee floating in and out. Medium to long finish and tannins pretty much resolved. 2017 Wine Spectator’s wine of the year!
9.4
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