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Duckhorn Vineyards

Duckhorn Vineyards was founded in 1976 in St. Helena, in the Napa Valley. It was started by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn after Dan, a California native, toured the Bordeaux region of France in the 1970s. In 2007 a private equity firm took a significant ownership interest in Duckhorn, though Dan Duckhorn remains in charge of the estate. The winemaker is Renee Ary. The 229-acre estate is known for its big Cabernet Sauvignons and Merlots. Duckhorn was one of the first California producers to champion Merlot, and its Merlots are still highly regarded although today the estate also makes Sauvignon Blanc, Cabernet France and Semillon. About 75,000 cases are produced annually. Robert M. Parker has written that Duckhorn has “a very positive style that represents a hypothetical blend of the ripeness of Napa allied with the elegance of a top Bordeaux.”

1996 Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot

Light label condition issue

WS  91   

1996 Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  91   

1995 Duckhorn Vineyards Selby-Saviez Vineyard Estate Grown Merlot

Base neck fill; light label condition issue

1994 Duckhorn Vineyards Niebaum-Coppola Estate Vineyards Merlot

Very top shoulder fill

1994 Duckhorn Vineyards Truchard Vineyards Merlot

Light capsule condition issue; top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1994 Duckhorn Vineyards Vyborny Game Farm Merlot

Light capsule condition issue; signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill

1987 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

Light capsule condition issue; label condition issue

WS  91   

1987 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

Very top shoulder fill

WS  91   

1985 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

1-bottle Lot, Wood Case, 3.0ltr

Capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; Light case condition issue

WS  91   

1982 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

1981 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; top shoulder fill; label condition issue

1981 Duckhorn Vineyards Three Palms Vineyard Merlot

1.5ltr

Light capsule condition issue; light signs of past seepage; base neck fill; light label condition issue; light writing on label