Gifting to a Duckhorn fan exploring the broader portfolio

well-integrated tannins that taper smoothly

This isn't a marketing talking point

and the 2018 Champoux Vineyard bottling sits firmly in the upper tier of the state's single-vineyard wines—competitive in quality with offerings that often command significantly higher prices

this bottling represents one of the most critically validated expressions in the 30-year category

J. K. Carriere Provocateur Pinot Noir moscatoandsweet Gifting to a Duckhorn fanJ. K. Carriere Provocateur Pinot Noir is a non vintage Willamette Valley Pinot Noir bottled at approximately 13. 5% ABV in a standard 750ml format. Earning 92 points from Jeb Dunnuck and 91 points from both James Suckling and Josh Raynolds of Vinous, this multi vintage blend from winemaker Jim Prosser deliberately draws on the strengths of several harvests to achieve a layered, Burgundian character that reviewers have compared to a good Villages