1997 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (21) Avg Score: 90.1 points

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  9/28/2017 - Gr8penut Likes this wine: 89 Points

  Drink now if you are holding as fruit was right on the edge!

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  5/11/2016 - swoodworth Likes this wine: 91 Points

  If you like wines that have gone a little brown with age, this was still fantastic. Still a lot of fruit.

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  1/20/2013 - pkatz wrote: 94 Points

  Outstanding. Required about an hour or so decant. Structured, some tar, outstanding dark fruit and still vibrant and youthful in a way. Showing no signs of going over the hill, but it's so good now. Duckhorn does not have the cachet of some of CA's hot newer wineries but they should.

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  5/29/2009 - matro wrote: 88 Points

  The cork was in great shape. It was a little one-dimensional but perfectly drinkable. No reason to hold on to it any longer. Straight-forward fruit, noticeable acidity, decent finish. Drink up if you got 'em!

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  4/12/2009 - MGL Wine wrote: 89 Points

  Delicious, soft and flavorful, though lacked some depth and complexity. Very enjoyable still, easy to drink.

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