2006 Duckhorn Cabernet Sauvignon Estate Grown
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Full ruby-red. Dark fruits currently overshadowed by bitter chocolate and brown spices. The dark raspberry and mocha flavors show a slightly gritty extractive quality and are carrying a heavy load of oak. Not a particularly fruity style but has decent life in the mouth. Tannins are fairly substantial.
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Robert Parker
Stephen Tanzer, Vinous
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Both the 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Estate and 2006 Cabernet Sauvignon Napa are also narrowly constructed. The latter wine, which I assume is made from purchased fruit, exhibits more ripe fruit, but again, lots of oak. I have higher hopes for Duckhorn's 2007s than the bevy of 2006s I tasted. While they are good, most had issues with hard, aggressive tannins as well as high acid levels that give the wines clipped personalities. In short, if a wine tastes too tannic, it is too tannic, and that may be the problem with Duckhorn's 2006s. Readers should note that any wine that received a score with a question mark will undoubtedly dry out and become hollow before it ever blossoms. Tel. (888) 354-8885; Fax (707) 963-7595