1998 Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Napa Valley

Community Tasting Notes (27) Avg Score: 88.7 points

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  11/6/2022 - AlphaMikeFoxtrot wrote: 87 Points

  This is in the midst of a slow, graceful decline but is still perfectly enjoyable right now.
  
  Decanted for 20 minutes. Stewed/cooked plums and red cherries. Almost like a plum sauce you'd find in French cuisine. Smoke, dried herbs, old leather. Tannins and acid are mostly gone.
  
  Paired with a grilled squab; which worked.

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  9/24/2022 - oakville72 wrote: 85 Points

  At this point, this wine is over the hill. Perhaps the other Duckhorn Merlots from this vintage — e.g., Three Palms and Howell Mountain — have fared better. If you still have some, drink up!

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  5/21/2015 - Nekodab wrote: 93 Points

  Very soft. Definitely not over the hill, enjoyed very much without a meal.

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  2/12/2014 - grayfont wrote:

  this bottle was well past prime, with some indication of nice mature wine flavors but enough oxidation to diminish the experience pretty significantly. Needed to be consumed sooner.

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  12/27/2013 - famularoj wrote: 87 Points

  Decanted for a couple of hours. I should have consumed this wine several years ago; however, we still enjoyed.

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