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Decoy (Napa Valley) 2000

For a second wine (Duckhorn’s) and a middling vintage, this a pretty decent bottle of wine. It’s a blend of 57% Cabernet Franc, 23% Petit Verdot, and 20% Merlot. There’s a whiff of VA when the bottle is opened, but that mostly blows off with some breathing time.  Red currant, plum, mocha java, soy sauce, olives, and a dash of balsamic vinegar (that VA trace). Grade: B-