The nose is fruity, powerful, elegant, racy, relatively gourmand and offers finesse. It reveals notes of blackberry jam, cassis, sour cherry, violets and cassis candy associated with a fine hint of gray pepper as well as touches of zan and a ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – Rector Creek Vineyard Merlot 2012 – Napa Valley
The nose is fruity, powerful, fine and elegant. It reveals notes of cassis and small black berries combined with touches of cranberry, a hint of cherry, spice as well as a slight touch of Ceylon tea and a hint of cigar. The palate is fruity, ...
Duckhorn Wine Company to be acquired by a Private Equity firm
Duckhorn Wine Company has been sold to an other a private equity firm Duckhorn Wine Company (Napa, Sonoma) and TSG Consumer Partners, a San Francisco-based strategic equity investor in consumer brands, announced today that TSG will ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – The Discussion 2011 – Napa Valley
(62% Cabernet Sauvignon, 29% Merlot, 6% Cabernet Franc, 3% Petit Verdot) The nose is fine, elegant, complex and slightly velvety. It reveals notes of blackberry, plum and flowers (violet, blueberry) associated with slight notes of cassis, cassis ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 – Napa Valley
(79% Cabernet Sauvignon, 17% Merlot and 2% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot) The nose is fine, powerful, elegant and racy. It reveals notes of blackberry, plum and slight notes of violet associated with discreet notes of spices and chocolate. The ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – The Three Palms Vineyard – Merlot 2012 – Napa Valley
(84% Cabernet Sauvignon, 10% Merlot, 3% Cabernet Franc, 2% Petit Verdot, 1% Malbec) The nose is fine, fat, elegant and well-made. It reveals notes of blackberry candy and ripe fruits combined with slight notes of licorice. The palate is elegant, ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – Merlot 2012 – Napa Valley
(88% Merlot, 7% Cabernet Sauvignon, 2% Petit Verdot, 2% Cabernet Franc, 1% Malbec) The nose is fresh, fruity, aromatic and quite elegant. It reveals notes of cassis cream, blackberry and slight notes of blueberry associated with fine woody ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – Chardonnay 2013 – Napa Valley
The nose is fine, quite elegant and offers a few warm notes. It reveals notes of fresh fruit (peach …) and exotic fruits associated with discreet notes of citrus (in the background) and a discreet note of caramelized hazelnut / almond. The ...
Duckhorn Vineyards – Sauvignon Blanc 2014 – Napa Valley
(83% Sauvignon Blanc, 17% Semillon) The nose is fruity and elegant. It reveal notes of lemon combined with slight notes of kiwi, mandarin, exotic fruits (papaya …) as well as slight notes of flowers. The palate is fat, mineral, precise, ...
My Top Napa Valley’ wines tasted in 2016
My Top Napa Valley’ wines tasted in 2016 Find the classification of the best Napa Valley wines tasted in 2016 This year I had the chance to taste hundreds of wines from Napa Valley, either directly at the wineries, at different ...