Duckhorn Vineyards Merlot Kelham Vineyards

Cherry nose. Peak.

Still very much alive. Enioyed by the bottle at Compagnie Flatiron in NYC. Aged Napa just hits different. This has a shocking amount of acidity to it, given the age. Also, beautiful color! No VA at all, just did a splash decant for sediment, but PnP would be totally fine with about five minutes of air before pouring. I still get nice fruit, with dried blueberry, dark cherry, alongside dried herbs, but also some cedar and forest floor with mushroom. …

Nose of black cherry, plum, saddle leather, and hint of briar, same on the palate, medium/big body, delicious tasting, some qualities of old Pomerol, mouth filling fruit, elegant tasting, easy to sip and enjoy, slightly past its prime but my $30 buy years ago makes me wish for more, 1994 was truly a great Napa Vintage, and a lovely, flavorful, long finish.

From magnum - bricking medium dark red violet color; mature, redolent, tobacco, dried mushroom nose; tasty, mature, tobacco, dried mushroom, tart currant palate; medium-plus finish (98% Merlot, 1% Cabernet Franc, 1% Cabernet Sauvignon; 13.6% alcohol; 17 months in 70% ne French oak)

all horse saddle, old leather on nose but absolutely crazy good on palate, incredibly smooth,velvet-like tannins with a perfectly matching acidity, more earth than fruit overall

Drank at Duckhorn dinner. Decent, but did not really seem to hold up that well. Quite light and not much fruit left on it. Nice perfumie nose. Really light. Hints of cherry flavor. Nothing that really wow'd me though.

Drank from a 6L bottle. Very tasty and still very much alive. Great nose, loaded with dark fruits, cherry, plush and juicy on the palate - almost like canned fruits syrup. Very soft and smooth. Balance is there. Elegant. Just a great Merlot with nice age on it. This has held up wonderfully.

Garnet, fades at edges to slightly brick color. Nose of black fruit, blackberry and eucalyptus. With moderate alcohol and medium + acidity this wine has aged well. Tannins are fine & well integrated. Palate is complex with a slight vegetal note. This is at peak now but shows no signs of fading- will hold 3-5 years more.

Nice color! Rich, dark garnet with slight bricking at edges. Nose quite reticent at first, but as wine warmed from cellar temperature, the nose opened up nicely to reveal blackberry, cedar, eucalyptus and a little citrus. On the palate, excellent fruit, dusty tannins and lots of acid - which make for a long, tasty finish. The wine is certainly NOT over the hill, and has possibly another 5 years of life left in it.

Didn't seem to have as much left as previous bottle, but still holding up really well. Great complexity, with fruit, vegetable, and floral notes.

Held up beautifully. Had that lavendar, rose petal, flavor that I like in Merlot.

Had it last night, thought it might be to late to still enjoy this bottle. Was surprised, smooth with not to much spice, thick dark color, and pretty tasty.

Reminds me why the Howell Mtn is one of my favorite merlots. Great spice, long finish, still holding up great.