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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.”

1978 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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

WS  92   

1991 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

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

1991 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

Top shoulder fill

1997 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  90   

1998 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

1.5ltr

2013 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

2015 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

2016 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

WS  91   

2019 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

2019 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

2020 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon

1999 Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Grown Merlot

WS  93   
ST  90   

1998 Duckhorn Vineyards Estate Wine Auction Cuvee Merlot

2018 Duckhorn Vineyards Howell Mountain Cabernet Sauvignon

1990 Duckhorn Vineyards Howell Mountain Proprietary Red

Very top shoulder fill; light label condition issue

2013 Duckhorn Vineyards Migration Goldrock Ridge Vineyard Pinot Noir

3-bottle Lot

1981 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

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

1983 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

Lightly depressed cork; light label condition issue

WS  94   

1998 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

Light label condition issue

1999 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

JR  17   

2000 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

WS  90   

2000 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

3.0ltr

Light label condition issue

WS  90   

2002 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

RP  90   
ST  90   

2004 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

Light capsule condition issue; light label condition issue

2014 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot

Light label condition issue

WS  92