Rated 88 - 77% Merlot; 14% Cabernet Sauvignon; 6% Cabernet Franc; 3% Petit Verdot. On the one hand a rich and fairly forthright wine in terms of its very ripe, oak-sweetened, black cherry fruit, this bottling is nonetheless fit with a full dose of mouth-drying tannins. It is destined to show well when paired with hearty meat dishes. - Connosseurs Guide To California Wines - Duckhorn Merlot Three Palms 2005 750ml - Napa Valley