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2021 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot Three Palms Vineyard

2021 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot Three Palms Vineyard

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$140.00
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SKU: TP2175
Since our inaugural 1978 vintage, we have been proud to craft a vineyard-designate Merlot from the legendary Three Palms Vineyard. Named for its three iconic palm trees, this warm, up-valley vineyard features lean soils that cause the vines to send their roots deep in search of nutrients, yielding a profoundly intense and age-worthy wine with complex fruit and mineral layers. As a testament to its status as the benchmark for New World Merlot, in 2017, Wine Spectator honored our 2014 Three Palms Vineyard Merlot as “Wine of the Year.”
James Suckling
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Wine Profile

Production Notes
Varietal Composition: 87% Merlot, 11% Cabernet Sauvignon, 1% Malbec, 1% Cabernet Franc
Winemaker Notes
The exceptional 2021 growing season produced an epic and elegantly full-bodied expression of Merlot from our famed Three Palms Vineyard, with alluring aromas of huckleberry, fig jam, cranberry, cocoa and rose petals. On the palate, flavors of blackberry, cherry, molasses and wet slate minerality are framed by a sumptuous structure and fine, graceful tannins.
Production
Despite an unusually dry winter and warm spring, budbreak was delayed due to light rain in March. The overall lack of rainfall led to light clusters and small berries, which resulted in reduced yields and great concentration. Harvest began on August 5th with Semillon, and early heat generated a fast and furious first few weeks of picking. A much-needed mid-September cool-down allowed for sugars to realign with flavor development. Moderate temperatures continued throughout the rest of the season, providing additional hangtime for the grapes. Our last red grapes were harvested before the rains in late October, resulting in beautiful wines that are dense, pure and polished.

Wine Specs

Wine Specs
Vintage
2021
Varietal
Merlot
Appellation
Napa Valley
Vineyard Designation
Three Palms Vineyard
Acid
0.59 g/100 ml
pH
3.75
Aging
Aged for 18 months in 100% French oak 75% new, 25% neutral
Alcohol %
14.5
James Suckling
94

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$140.00
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SKU: TP2175

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750ml

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1.5 Liters

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3 Liters

4 Standard Bottles

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6 Liters

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