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| Community Tasting Notes (average 94.5 pts. and median of 95 pts. in 55 notes) - hiding notes with no text | | | Tasted by silverfox387 on 5/17/2024: The 2012 Proprietary Red, Paradise Hills Vineyard is another stellar wine from Claude and Katherine Blankiet in this range. Dark and so expressive, it jumps from the glass with dark red cherry fruit, new leather, spice, tobacco, and incense. Here, too, the Proprietary Red is so fresh and vibrant. More than anything else, the 2012 is a wine of grace and finesse. It finishes with tremendous resonance and power, showing the best the vintage offers.”
May 2024 / 98 points (133 views) | | | Tasted by OpuMayaQuem on 1/11/2024 & rated 92 points: Needs more time (752 views) | | | Tasted by ShadowIII on 1/1/2024 & rated 94 points: dark currants, blackberry, cherry, very nice spicey nose that adds another whole dimension, integrated tannins, long finish (660 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 11/25/2023 & rated 94 points: Similar to prior notes after a 2 hour double decant, except less opulent; delicious, drink or hold (876 views) | | | Tasted by SAWilson on 11/17/2023 & rated 96 points: Very balanced ans elegant, enjoyed it with ribeye steak, the tannings are well integrated (755 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 10/6/2023 & rated 96 points: Similar to prior notes after a 30 min. decant at l'Ardente in DC; outstanding, drink or hold, no rush (1024 views) | | | Tasted by Philip67 on 5/17/2023 & rated 93 points: Generous but not overdone, red fruits over black. Tobacco, dark chocolate, balsamic, leather. After the ripe smooth fruit there is an elegance here. High acidity, suggests an early pick, the tannins remain grippy but very fine. Medium to long finish, complexity developing. Drinking now but is built for the long haul. (909 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 6/11/2022 & rated 96 points: Similar to prior note after a 1 hour decant at Torc in Napa; outstanding & ready to drink (like most 12s), no rush (1668 views) | | | Tasted by DrZett on 5/27/2022 & rated 93 points: Very fruit driven style with lots of ripe dark berries, some tobacco and some cocoa. Full bodied, chewy tannins. Very young but enjoyable. Will gain complexity with more time. Drink from 2024 until 2035. (IG) (1163 views) | | | Tasted by Philip67 on 5/24/2021 & rated 93 points: Very smooth, elegant, yet with American ripeness and charm. Wonderful. Red and black fruit, tingly acidity and tannin. My wine buddy guessed correctly that this is not pure Cab. Has a healthy dose of Merlot, Cab Franc and Petit Verdot. Medium finish, some complexity. Young now, though gives pleasure, better in 5 years. (2295 views) | | | Tasted by martin_e on 4/16/2021 & rated 96 points: Dark ruby; floral aromas mixed with black berries and tobacco; palate: blueberry, black cherry, blackberry with cinnamon notes. Mid-to-full body, very well balanced, smooth velvety structure. Reasonably-long finish...
Overall, great wine - ready to drink, but can probably age well (1848 views) | | | Tasted by gteran76 on 2/17/2021 & rated 94 points: Opened 3 hours before been placed in the decanter for the last 30 minutes prior consumption with good friends on our last day of Valentine’s weekend trip to Georgia. The wine is BOLD, lots of tannin and acidity, the oak is nicely integrated, the wine possess plenty of fruit profile but still in a unidimensional place. This wine needs another 2-5 years of bottle age prior to reaching its peak and should keep on drinking great for at least 15-20 years… HOLD, 94+! (1964 views) | | | Tasted by Trent Walker on 1/11/2021 & rated 93 points: Good. Typical. Fruit driven. Not complex and really suffered after 1991 Dunn Howell. I think Blankiet seems to really need 15 years to develop secondary aromas so maybe this is just the primary juice before the storm if you will. I would wait to get something with more complexity. Crowd pleaser right now though. (1695 views) | | | Tasted by Bobcat 31 on 1/7/2021 & rated 92 points: very good (1449 views) | | | Tasted by Bobcat 31 on 12/26/2020 & rated 92 points: very good smooth texture (871 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 12/24/2020 & rated 95 points: Similar to prior notes after a 2 hour double decant; delicious, hold or needs longer decant (1068 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 11/28/2020 & rated 96 points: Similar to prior notes after a 3 hour double decant; outstanding, drink or preferably hold (not succeeding...) (1035 views) | | | Tasted by VinoDiver on 11/24/2020 & rated 94 points: Well balanced cab. Soft tannins, feminine fruit, nice weight. Consumed over 3 hours with consistent profile. (732 views) | | | Tasted by rylanreynolds on 11/16/2020 & rated 93 points: I get a nose of red and black fruits, currants, and pencil shavings. Taste is black cherry with some coffee bean and cocoa. Medium finish. (889 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 10/9/2020 & rated 96 points: Similar to prior notes after a 3 hour double decant; outstanding, drink or hold (1122 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 9/8/2020 & rated 94 points: Similar to prior notes after a 3 hr double decant (1260 views) | | | Tasted by Bobcat 31 on 2/14/2020 & rated 93 points: Had over dinner and it was liked by all. Drank with minimal decanting time and it was a pleasure. (1494 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 12/22/2019 & rated 94 points: Double decanted for 2 hrs, purple/ruby, dark fruit, med. tannins, long finish; very good, but still somewhat primary, better on day 2, hold for 1-2 yrs (1661 views) | | | Tasted by jsmorris707 on 8/16/2019 & rated 96 points: SO'd for a few hrs the night before then double decanted for an hour in the morning to have at a delicious dinner at MIA Kitchen with Bruce & Susan, deep ruby, black cherry with a touch of vanilla, mod/firm tannins, long finish; delicious, drink or preferably hold. (1960 views) | | | Tasted by rmussle on 11/23/2018 & rated 90 points: Didn’t love the nose on this - taste was ok but will decant early next time and see if better. (2299 views) | | | Only displaying the 25 most recent notes - click to see all notes for this wine... |
| By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2013 Napa Valley: Once Upon a Time in America… (Oct 2015) (10/1/2015)
(Blankiet Estate Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, Blankiet: Proprietary Red 1999-2012 (May 2015) (3/1/2015)
(Blankiet Estate Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard Napa Valley Yountville) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, New Releases from Napa Valley: 2012 and 2013 (Dec 2014) (10/1/2014)
(Blankiet Estate Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard Yountville) Subscribe to see review text. | By Stephen Tanzer
Vinous, May/June 2014, IWC Issue #174
(Blankiet Proprietary Red Wine Paradise Hills Vineyard Napa Valley) Subscribe to see review text. | By Antonio Galloni
Vinous, 2011 Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon: Terroir Matters - Updated (Nov 2013)
(Blankiet Estate Blankiet Estate Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard Yountville) Subscribe to see review text. |
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| Blankiet Estate Producer website
Blankiet Estate is located on the western foothills of the Mayacamas mountain range over-looking Yountville in the Napa Valley of California. Created in 1996 by Claude and Katherine Blankiet, sixteen acres have been developed by renowned viticulturist David Abreu.
The vineyards, known as Paradise Hills, are stunningly beautiful with gorgeous views of the valley. Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc and Petit Verdot are planted on volcanic soil. Merlot is planted on a deep layer of alluvial clay deposited by streams draining the mountain range high above. Sustainable farming is practiced and the human hand is the connection between vines and wines. Our artisanal production is less than a thousand cases of a flagship proprietary red wine, Blankiet Estate, and a few hundred cases of a Saint Emilion inspired red wine named Rive Droite.
The first eight vintages were made by the legendary Helen Turley. Then Martha McClellan-Levy took over winemaking with the 2006, 2007 and 2008 vintages assisted by world famous oenologist Michel Rolland. Vinification is done in a state of the art winery right on the property. One hundred percent new French oak barrels are used for every vintage. Our wines are aged on their lees for over two years and are bottled without fining or filtration.
Robert Parker validates our terroir, stating that the wines we produce “are world class, combining the extraordinary power of the site with unbelievable elegance and definition”. Red Bordeaux BlendRed Bordeaux is generally made from a blend of grapes. Permitted grapes are Cabernet Sauvignon, Cabernet Franc, Merlot, Petit Verdot, Malbec and rarely Carménère.Today Carménère is rarely used, with Château Clerc Milon, a fifth growth Bordeaux, being one of the few to still retain Carménère vines. As of July 2019, Bordeaux wineries authorized the use of four new red grapes to combat temperature increases in Bordeaux. These newly approved grapes are Marselan, Touriga Nacional, Castets, and Arinarnoa.
Wineries all over the world aspire to making wines in a Bordeaux style. In 1988, a group of American vintners formed The Meritage Association to identify wines made in this way. Although most Meritage wines come from California, there are members of the Meritage Association in 18 states and five other countries, including Argentina, Australia, Canada, Israel, and Mexico.USAAmerican wine has been produced since the 1500s, with the first widespread production beginning in New Mexico in 1628. Today, wine production is undertaken in all fifty states, with California producing 84% of all U.S. wine. The continent of North America is home to several native species of grape, including Vitis labrusca, Vitis riparia, Vitis rotundifolia, and Vitis vulpina, but the wine-making industry is based almost entirely on the cultivation of the European Vitis vinifera, which was introduced by European settlers. With more than 1,100,000 acres (4,500 km2) under vine, the United States is the fourth-largest wine producing country in the world, after Italy, Spain, and France.California2021 vintage: "Unlike almost all other areas of the state, the Russian River Valley had higher than normal crops in 2021, which has made for a wine of greater generosity and fruit forwardness than some of its stablemates." - Morgan Twain-Peterson Napa Valley Napa Valley Wineries and Wine (Napa Valley Vintners)Napa ValleySt. Helena |
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