Duckhorn Vineyards Three Palms Vineyard Merlot 2021

96 points                                                                            New release of Duckhorn's Three Palms Vineyard Merlot, one of the finest reds in California. Limited. Wine Spectator #1 Wine in the World 2017 (2014 vintage) 91 Points Wine Spectator:  "Tense with structure, this red slowly reveals itself with savory plum and dried cherry flavors, highlighted by dusky spices and anise as this builds toward broad-shouldered tannins. Best from 2025 through 2031." A sumptuous incarnation of Duckhorn's 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. From the winery: Since our inaugural 1978 vintage, we have been proud to craft a vineyard-designate Duckhorn Merlot from the legendary Three Palms Vineyard. Named for its three iconic palm trees, this warm, up-valley vineyard features lean soils that cause the vines to send their roots deep in search of nutrients, yielding a profoundly intense and age-worthy wine with complex fruit and mineral layers. As a testament to its status as the benchmark for New World Merlot, in 2017, Wine Spectator honored our 2014 Three Palms Vineyard Merlot as “Wine of the Year.”

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