1986 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Three Palms Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (18) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  11/27/2022 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Deep dark garnet in color with some clearing at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of cigar box notes of tobacco & cedar, earthy/dusty notes, anise, pepper, spices, herbs, leather, tea, minerals & a hint of vanilla in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of cherries, blackberries & plums with spices, herbs, olives, minerals & a hint of oak/vanilla. Long lingering finish. Drinks quite well with decanting & airing but at 36 years of age, it is at its peak of development so although it may hold at its current plateau, I doubt any further development would occur with additional aging, so drink up! Fill at lower range of neck well above shoulder; cork stained partial (1/4) but otherwise intact.

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  9/16/2017 - Tally&Floyd wrote:

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  5/30/2017 - wynlvr Likes this wine: 97 Points

  Monumental. This wine has always been in my opinion at the top of its Napa valley peers. It continued to drink well for over 3 hours. Complex that kept going from one fruit bomb to the next. I feel that Three Palms Vineyard is the heart and soul of Napa Valley. Satisfaction overwhelming.

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  4/15/2017 - MC2 Wines Likes this wine:

  Q2 2017 Tasting - The Anti-Sideways (aka Merlot) (The Apt): Fruit much more prevalent here than the '83 that we tried right before, but it also had a quicker finish than that one. Was much later in the evening so not quite as many impressions as wines consumed earlier, but overall enjoyable.

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  9/6/2013 - mxpbuy Likes this wine: 90 Points

  From Magnum, into neck fill. Cork soaked through but Ah-so got it out in tact. Slight bricking in color but solid color to core. More Cab than Merlot in flavor profile with nice layers of black and slightly sour red fruits with some sweet Oak, tobacco and leather notes and still vibrant acidity. A real depth of character here but not the penetrating depth of flavors nor the length of finish I was hoping for.

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