Varietal Composition: 97% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Sauvignon
After falling in love with Merlot during a visit to Bordeaux, Dan Duckhorn started producing Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot in 1978. In the years since, grapes from the Napa portion of Carneros have played a pivotal role in our Napa Valley Merlot program. Influenced by the cooling effect of the Pacific Ocean, Carneros is ideally suited for growing exceptional Merlot, yielding a wine with beautiful structure, velvety texture and lovely layers of plum and mulberry.
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Winemaker Notes
With tantalizing aromas of cranberry, pomegranate, Bing cherry and crushed rose petals, this alluring wine embodies the cool-climate essence of great Carneros Merlot. The vibrant red berry layers are echoed on the energetic palate, where they are framed by dusty, fine-grained tannins, with sophisticated hints of the sage, sweet tea and baking spices emerging throughout a long, resonant finish.
Specifications
- Vintage
- 2020
- Varietal
- Merlot
- Alcohol
- 14.5
- Appellation
- Napa Valley
- Acid
- 0.59 g/100 ml
- pH
- 3.54
- Aging
- Aged 16 months in 100% French oak 50% new, 50% neutral
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