Duckhorn Vineyards Three Palms Vineyards Merlot (750Ml)

Duckhorn Vineyards has made a Merlot from Three Palms Vineyard since its very first vintage in 1978. That makes it one of California's first single-vineyard Merlots. The site sits up valley in Napa and takes its name from three palm trees. San Francisco socialite Lillie Hitchcock Coit planted those palms in the late 1800s. Duckhorn bought the vineyard outright in 2015.

Warm days and rocky, well-drained soils keep the vines working hard. Volcanic stones soak up heat by day and release it at night. The result is small, concentrated grapes. Merlot makes up most of the wine. A little Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec or Petit Verdot joins it, depending on the vintage.

The wine ages for 18 months in French oak, about three quarters of it new. In the glass you will find Bing cherry, huckleberry, rose petal and cocoa. The palate brings plum, fig and blackberry with a cool, slate-like minerality. Fine, dusty tannins carry it into a long finish.

Critics have praised this bottling for decades. Wine Spectator named the 2014 vintage its Wine of the Year in 2017, with 95 points. Many wine lovers now see it as a benchmark for New World Merlot.

Each vintage is a little different, so look at the year you choose. At around 14.5% alcohol, it is full-bodied and rich. Serve it just below room temperature with roast lamb, duck breast, mushroom risotto or aged cheese.

Duckhorn Vineyards has made a Merlot from Three Palms Vineyard since its very first vintage in 1978. That makes it one of California's first single-vineyard Merlots. The site sits up valley in Napa and takes its name from three palm trees. San Francisco socialite Lillie Hitchcock Coit planted those palms in the late 1800s. Duckhorn bought the vineyard outright in 2015.

Warm days and rocky, well-drained soils keep the vines working hard. Volcanic stones soak up heat by day and release it at night. The result is small, concentrated grapes. Merlot makes up most of the wine. A little Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec or Petit Verdot joins it, depending on the vintage.

The wine ages for 18 months in French oak, about three quarters of it new. In the glass you will find Bing cherry, huckleberry, rose petal and cocoa. The palate brings plum, fig and blackberry with a cool, slate-like minerality. Fine, dusty tannins carry it into a long finish.

Critics have praised this bottling for decades. Wine Spectator named the 2014 vintage its Wine of the Year in 2017, with 95 points. Many wine lovers now see it as a benchmark for New World Merlot.

Each vintage is a little different, so look at the year you choose. At around 14.5% alcohol, it is full-bodied and rich. Serve it just below room temperature with roast lamb, duck breast, mushroom risotto or aged cheese.

Duckhorn Vineyards has made a Merlot from Three Palms Vineyard since its very first vintage in 1978. That makes it one of California's first single-vineyard Merlots. The site sits up valley in Napa and takes its name from three palm trees. San Francisco socialite Lillie Hitchcock Coit planted those palms in the late 1800s. Duckhorn bought the vineyard outright in 2015.

Warm days and rocky, well-drained soils keep the vines working hard. Volcanic stones soak up heat by day and release it at night. The result is small, concentrated grapes. Merlot makes up most of the wine. A little Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Malbec or Petit Verdot joins it, depending on the vintage.

The wine ages for 18 months in French oak, about three quarters of it new. In the glass you will find Bing cherry, huckleberry, rose petal and cocoa. The palate brings plum, fig and blackberry with a cool, slate-like minerality. Fine, dusty tannins carry it into a long finish.

Critics have praised this bottling for decades. Wine Spectator named the 2014 vintage its Wine of the Year in 2017, with 95 points. Many wine lovers now see it as a benchmark for New World Merlot.

Each vintage is a little different, so look at the year you choose. At around 14.5% alcohol, it is full-bodied and rich. Serve it just below room temperature with roast lamb, duck breast, mushroom risotto or aged cheese.