2002 Blankiet Estate Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard

Community Tasting Notes (79) Avg Score: 91.2 points

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  11/21/2023 - scott@asrestaurant.com Likes this wine: 95 Points

  2002 vintage. Decanted with just a little sed. Tasted immediately and after 2 hours. Medium-heavy body. Some pencil shavings and fudgesicle in the nose. Chocolate-covered raisin and dark-skinned ripe plum in the flavors. Initially, still pretty rich and "fat." Thinned out somewhat at the 2 hour mark whilst acquiring a pittance of tannins for a bit more balance. Still, waves of persistence and follow-through. Have tasted a few Napa merlots over the years since the 1985 vintage. This may be the best of them all. Still has at least 8-10 years of quality drinking ahead. This is solidly "in the zone." 11.21.23.

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  9/10/2023 - marshalc Likes this wine: 93 Points

  Lovely but fading

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  12/20/2022 - buckeye76 Likes this wine: 94 Points

  Out of magnum, similar notes as previous tastings in 2012 through 2019 and still going strong. Black cherries, currants, licorice, leather, and espresso in the nose. Black cherries, plums, chocolate, and a hint of minerals in the flavor. A rich wine with nice complexity, well balanced, full bodied and a long finish.

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  7/16/2022 - M DU VIN wrote: 92 Points

  Deep purple with lots of flavor of black, very ripe plums. Still drinking well, but is certainly time to drink up. While enjoyable tonight, it will not be to everyone's taste.

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  2/13/2022 - hsacks Does not like this wine: 85 Points

  Deep red color. Aromas of red fruits, dark chocolate and fruit chutney. Ripe and nicely extracted but rather unpleasant fruit in the mouth. The 20 years of bottle age has morphed this wine into an odd concoction of strange fruit flavors. Very disappointing.

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