2018 Duckhorn Vineyards The Discussion
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Wednesday, November 2, 2022 - a visit to Duckhorn and Paraduxx (Napa Valley): bonus pour of bordeaux blend… may need some time still.
deep colour in the glass and appreciable body. the nose is elegant with cassis, red currant, accented by damask rose petals, bay leaf, clove and graphite. it is velvety and round in the mouth with very fine tannins. the well-concentrated flavours are still fully primary and make the wine very drinkable now… but time in the glass hints at the development still to come. upside potential here.
the blend checks in at 56% CS, 40% Merlot, 3% Cab Franc, and 1% Petit Verdot, sourced from various Estate vineyards across the valley; it spent eighteen months in new oak, and then six more in used barrels; AbV is 14.5% (seems to be the Duckhorn target!).
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