Community Tasting Notes 9

• MJP Hou TX wrote:

  June 3, 2023 - Not sure what to make of this wine right now. A year ago this tasted like PN but now it's completely different. A bit of a chameleon considering it's Merlot. Small pour left for to revisit. Will report back if anything profound happens.
  
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• MJP Hou TX Likes this wine: 93 points

  June 22, 2022 - At PNP on the nose this was a dead ringer for new world PN and on the palate as well. Medium in body with licorice, cherry and spice. If I had blind tasted this I would have thought it was The Haven by Littoria. Day two the wine was showing a heavy amount of oxidation and became a bit more jammy with preserves and a film of sediment around the glass. This specific bottle was purchased from Total Wine so I'm not 100% sure of storage or head related exposure.
  
  Very similar notes to Geaux Tigers so I'm thinking this is just vintage. Not the typical experience with regards to Blankiet Merlot.
  
  93+ at PNP
  
  91 on day two.

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• nickorum Likes this wine: 93 points

  December 29, 2021 - Tight and a bit shut down initially, but then opened up in lovely manner. Sweet copious fruit, fine glycerin. Medium bodied, should age nicely for a Calif merlot.

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• Geaux Tigers Likes this wine: 94 points

  January 2, 2021 - Straight into a wide body decanter. For the first 30 min, this was light bodied, with coffee and toffee dominating. Thought this might need 5 years.
  
  At 45 min, this blossomed and gained weight into a medium bodied beauty, although the nose was seemingly a Pinot. Palate developed in roses, chocolate, dark chocolate, sweet cherries. No metallic notes I usually find in Merlot. Hid the 14.5% AC wonderfully, so much so that I checked to see if this was below 13%. Complimented Flannery hangers nicely.
  
  Will give my other bottles 2 years. Great wine.

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• Jdwinedrinker Likes this wine:

  September 18, 2020 - Decanted a couple hours. Surprisingly soft (for what I expected from a 2013 at this stage). Sweet, red fruits with a touch of spicy vanilla on the finish. Delicious but for me lacking the layer of herbaceous complexity that I find in Bordeaux. I have 3 left and would likely drink over the next couple years. Cheers

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Wine Definition

• Vintage 2013
• Type Red
• Producer Blankiet Estate
• Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
• Designation Rive Droite
• Vineyard n/a
• Country USA
• Region California
• SubRegion Napa Valley
• Appellation Napa Valley
• UPC Codes 451645627501, 461437937503

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• In Cellars 848 (72%)
• Consumed 328 (28%)

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