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Paraduxx is a unique Napa Valley Red Wine in the tradition of the worlds great blends From the Super Tuscan wines of Italy to the Shiraz-Cabernet Sauvignon blends of Australia, each great winegrowing region has created its own authentic varietal pairings Harvested from Zinfandel, a variety synonymous with California, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon, Paraduxxs goal is to craft a world-class blend with a distinctly Californian personalityDuckho rn Wine Company originally created Paraduxx to allow its winemakers the opportunity to explore other styles without detracting from Duckhorn Vineyards focus on Bordeaux varietals In 1994, Paraduxx sourced four tons of Zinfandel from the 100-year-old vines of Napas Korte Vineyard This Zinfandel was blended with Duckhorn Vineyards own Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petite Sirah to create the first Paraduxx vintage Since then, Paraduxx has grown to include grapes from the Rector Creek Vineyard in Yountville, which benefits from well-drained rocky alluvial soils and Napas temperate climate The winemaking team has been so pleased with the fruit from Rector Creek that Paraduxx has used this Zinfandel as the basis for the development of its proprietary redFrom the first vintage, Paraduxx has dedicated itself to finding the optimum blend, using combinations of Merlot and Cabernet Franc to enhance the core pairing of Zinfandel and Cabernet Sauvignon Noting the jammy quality of valley Zinfandel, versus the tannic spiciness of mountain grown grapes, Paraduxx also experiments with blending fruit from distinct vineyard lots at differing elevations Wine California Still Wine