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Duckhorn The Discussion Estate Grown Red (Napa Valley)

Duckhorn

Napa Valley · Napa · United States

Ficha técnica

Tipo
Other
Uva
Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Petit Verdot
País
United States
Região
Napa Valley · Napa
Denominação
Napa Valley
Corpo
full
Acidez
medium
Tanino
high
Doçura
dry

Harmonização

carne vermelha grelhada · cordeiro assado · queijos curados · cogumelos selvagens

Safras avaliadas

  • 201290 pts

    A blend dominated by Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, with smaller additions of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, this is a likable wine, rich in red berry, currant and vanilla. Firm, integrated tannins behave on the back of the palate, allowing for a softness amid the robust, full…

  • 201191 pts

    Made from a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon with a sizable addition of Merlot and smaller amounts of Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, The Discussion is lovely in spicy black pepper and clove, full bodied and softly integrated in terms of tannin and oak. A brightness of red fruit…

  • 201094 pts

    Given extra time in the bottle, this wine combines a majority of Cabernet Sauvignon with Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot, aged entirely in French oak. The entry is sanguine and generous in red currant and denser blackberry, while elements of thyme lurk on the back of the…

  • 200893 pts

    This is by far the most expensive of Duckhorn's new releases, but it's not the best to drink now. Based on Cabernet Sauvignon, it's easy to imagine the winemaker singling out the most tannic and concentrated lots, but what you get is, simply, a very tannic wine. There's a gigant…

  • 200795 pts

    Duckhorn's new releases are so good, you might hesitate to make the investment on this Cabernet Sauvignon-Merlot blend. True, it's not the most drinkable of their wines, at this time, but it easily is the most intense and concentrated. Dazzles with a molten core of sweet blackbe…