Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley Three Palms Vineyard 2014 Is Wine Spectators Wine Of The Year

Wine Spectator has recently named Duckhorn Merlot Napa Valley Three Palms Vineyard 2014 as its Wine of the Year, ending a week-long countdown.

The week originally kicked off with Monday’s announcement of wines at the bottom of the list with numbers 10 and 9.

• Booker winery’s Oublié Paso Robles 2014 ($80) was named the number-10 wine
• Pahlmeyer Chardonnay Napa Valley 2015 ($75) was the number-9 choice

On Tuesday, Wine Spectator announced wines number 8 and 7.

• Meyer Vineyard’s Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2014 ($70) was number-8
• Chateau Canon-La Gaffelière St. Emilion 2014 ($61) was named the number-7 wine

On Wednesday numbers 6 and 5 followed.

• Domaine Huët Vouvray Demi-Sec Le Mont 2016 ($44) at number-6
• Chateau de St.-Cosme Gigondas 2015 ($43) at number-5.

On Thursday came the announcement of wines 4, 3 and 2.

• Casanova di Neri Brunello di Montalcino 2012 ($65) at number-4
• Chateau Coutet Barsac 2014 ($37) at number-3
• K Syrah Walla Walla Valley Powerline Estate 2014 ($45) finishing at number 2

Wine Spectator’s full top 100 list was revealed on November 20th, 2017.