0000899243-21-012666.txt : 20210318 0000899243-21-012666.hdr.sgml : 20210318 20210318200015 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000899243-21-012666 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 3 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20210318 FILED AS OF DATE: 20210318 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20210318 REPORTING-OWNER: OWNER DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Esserman Charles CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001649551 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 3 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-40240 FILM NUMBER: 21756106 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 26 FOX RUN ROAD CITY: NEWINGTON STATE: NH ZIP: 03801 ISSUER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001835256 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BEVERAGES [2080] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 DOWDELL LANE CITY: SAINT HELENA STATE: CA ZIP: 94574 BUSINESS PHONE: 707-963-7108 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 1201 DOWDELL LANE CITY: SAINT HELENA STATE: CA ZIP: 94574 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: Mallard Intermediate, Inc. DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20201207 3 1 doc3.xml FORM 3 SUBMISSION X0206 3 2021-03-18 1 0001835256 Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. NAPA 0001649551 Esserman Charles 1201 DOWDELL LANE SAINT HELENA CA 94574 1 0 0 0 Mallard Holdco LLC holds 96,098,970 shares of common stock of The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. The Reporting Person is a Managing Member of Mallard Holdco LLC. Voting and investment decisions with respect to the securities held by Mallard Holdco LLC are made by a committee of three or more individuals (including the Reporting Person), none of whom individually has the power to direct such decisions. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Mallard Holdco LLC, except to the extent of any actual pecuniary interest. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), this filing shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any equity securities of The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or otherwise. Exhibit List: Sean Sullivan is signing on behalf of Mr. Esserman pursuant to an authorization and designation letter dated March 18, 2021, which is attached hereto as an exhibit. /s/ Sean Sullivan, as attorney-in-fact 2021-03-18 EX-24 2 attachment1.htm EX-24 DOCUMENT

                           LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

    The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Sean Sullivan and Allyssa
Wickstrom with full power of substitution, as the undersigned's true and lawful
attorney-in-fact to:

    (1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigned's
        behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the
        "SEC") a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents
        necessary or appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the
        undersigned to make electronic filings with the SEC of reports required
        by Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or
        any rule or regulation of the SEC;

    (2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
        capacity as officer and/or director of The Duckhorn Portfolio, Inc. (the
        "Company"), Forms 3, 4, 5 and any Schedules 13D or 13G in accordance
        with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
        and the rules thereunder;

    (3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
        that may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form
        3, 4, or 5 or Schedule 13D or 13G, complete and execute any amendment or
        amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and any stock
        exchange or similar authority; and

    (4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
        foregoing that, in the opinion of each such attorney-in-fact, may be of
        benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the
        undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by each
        such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this
        Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and
        conditions as each such attorney-in-fact may approve in each such
        attorney-in-fact's discretion.

    The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that each such attorney-in-fact, or each
such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that each foregoing attorney-in-fact, in
serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,
nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

    This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5, and any Schedules 13D
or 13G with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in
securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to each foregoing attorney-in-fact.

    IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 18th day of March, 2021.


                                        /s/ Charles Esserman
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