#97 Wine Enthusiast Top 100 Cellar Selection (2022 edition - 2018 vintage)
#1 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2017 edition - 2014 vintage)
#15 Wine Spectator Top 100 (2020 edition - 2017 vintage)
 
94-Points by Wilfred Wong & Wine Enthusiast.
This is Duckhorn's flagship vineyard and the wine they do the best. These bottles came from the winery's library and are perfect wine.
Reduced and brimming in barrel oak, this is a full-bodied, concentrated and age-worthy wine, flavored in strong layers of baked plum, cinnamon and soy. As it opens, generous helpings of blueberry and fig figure into the mix, adding to the complexity and memorability of the wine.
 
Founded by Dan and Margaret Duckhorn in 1976, Duckhorn Vineyards has been crafting classic Napa Valley wines for nearly 40 years. This winemaking tradition has grown to include seven meticulously farmed Estate vineyards, located throughout the various microclimates of the Napa Valley. Focused on quality and consistency, these Estate vineyards are an essential element in making wines of distinction. Pioneering and perfecting Merlot as a premium varietal, Duckhorn Vineyards now makes several elegant Merlot and distinctive Cabernet Sauvignon bottlings that showcase its premium vineyard sites. Duckhorn Vineyards has been named one of the “Top 100 Wineries” in the world eight times by Wine & Spirits, and the 2014 Duckhorn Vineyards Napa Valley Merlot Three Palms Vineyard was named the “2017 Wine of the Year,” topping Wine Spectator’s annual list of the world’s “Top 100 Wines.”