Community Tasting Notes 30

• TexasBob Likes this wine: 92 points

  February 17, 2024 - Incredibly clear and super dark ruby. Cedar and intense blackberry on the nose. Sweet, intense blackberries on the attack with cinnamon stick and cedar underlying. Long, pleasantly bitter finish. Very nice.

• Rbtrage wrote: 91 points

  February 25, 2023 - Good but not great for the price. Likely the vintage thing.

• TexasBob Likes this wine: 93 points

  February 11, 2023 - Cloudy medium ruby color. jalapeño Pepper-infused dark chocolate on the nose with vanilla accents. This is a complex wine with notes of boysenberry, a slight hint of green jalapeño that lasts through the finish, sweet blackberries, a confectionary pastry note, a bit of dark chocolate here and there, and vanillin accents at the edges. Nuanced and intellectual but with enough tannic and alcohol power to still be recognizable as Californian in style.

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• EricLi wrote: 92 points

  August 19, 2022 - Better than the first bottle a few years ago. Does not seem to have a lot of life left though

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• Winning_Wines Likes this wine: 93 points

  July 30, 2022 - It’s high acidity, lean mouthfeel and earthy/green notes would completely lead me to believe this is a classic claret from a cool growing season. There are notes of green pepper, olive, plums, and black fruit, with cooling hints of mint, rose water and orange rind. This is really good and well stored bottles are likely just reaching maturity. Finish is a tad short, but refreshing nonetheless.
  
  Update - this came together even more on day-2. Maybe this has a longer life ahead than I first thought.

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2011
• Type Red
• Producer Blankiet Estate
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Proprietary Red Wine
• Vineyard Paradise Hills Vineyard
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Code 451645617502

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• Pending Delivery 13 (1%)
• In Cellars 890 (63%)
• Consumed 519 (36%)

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