2006 Duckhorn Vineyards Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (64) Avg Score: 90.2 points

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  9/10/2022 - Vinnut Likes this wine: 91 Points

  Dark reddish-purple garnet in color with ever-so-slight clearing at the edges. Full, forward & fragrant nose of ripe fruit aromas of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with overtones of cedar & earthy/dusty notes, cocoa, herbal notes of mint, pepper, tobacco, leather, minerals, spices & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Medium-full bodied with a very good concentration of well balanced & smooth textured, ripe fruit flavors of dark cherries, blackberries & plums with herbs, minerals, cocoa, spices & a hint of vanilla/oak in the background. Lingering smooth finish. Drinks quite well at present & at 16 years old, it is close to or at its peak so no further development should be expected. However, it should hold onto its current peak for a few more years if cellared properly.

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  12/11/2018 - brasstab wrote: 89 Points

  Excellent tannins and structure, even at this age. Fruit was a little buried in it, though, and under the oak. Still, completely enjoyable with a weekday meal. Blessings on blessings.

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  12/16/2017 - JGirl wrote: 94 Points

  Aged nicely. Very dry but nice structure. A little thin at the start as it needed almost 45 minutes to open up.

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  1/11/2017 - Winiac wrote: 90 Points

  Spicy with nice bouquet. Well balanced with good fruit and acidity, full bodied. Medium long length and pleasant finish.

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  12/2/2016 - La Cave d'Argent wrote: 88 Points

  Tasted from a well-cellared bottle, this wine retains a youthful deep ruby/red appearance. Decanted off of its sediment and serially tasted over 2-3 hours, it develops an attractive bouquet of black currant fruit, accented by Asian spices and loamy earth. Medium-bodied, seamlessly alcoholic (14.5%) and with good acidity, it delivers flavors mirroring the nose. The tannins are largely resolved at this point, resulting in a soft-textured wine that has fairly good mid-palate presence and a medium-length finish. Assuming that one's bottle has been cellared appropriately, this wine should provide pleasure through the remainder of this decade. That said, it is lacking the "wow" factor that would be necessary for an outstanding rating. Drink now-2020.

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