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2002 White Rock Vineyards Claret
Red Bordeaux Blend
- USA
- California
- Napa Valley
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Community Tasting Notes 24
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rmcnees Likes this wine: 91 points
February 21, 2021 - Garnet colored, medium full bodied, complex but nicely balanced and integrated blackberry and blueberry fruits with notes of spicebox and tobacco with firm ripe but approachable tannins on a lingering finish.
At twenty-one years, the fill level, foil and cork were in ideal condition, while the labels were somewhat soiled from aging in our cellar.
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Cruzin Does not like this wine:
September 28, 2020 - old, while there's still a bit of fruit here, the palate is flat and lacks any remaining structure. Label wasn't in the best condition so possible this bottle suffered some abuse along the way.
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rsalati wrote: 91 points
April 18, 2014 - Needed to open for an hour. Very opus "like", tannic not over powering, but a wonderful long finish. Very conservative rating.
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TastesGoodToMe Likes this wine: 90 points
April 12, 2013 - Very nice Claret for the price. Soft tannins, with some mineral undertones.
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J2K Likes this wine: 92 points
March 31, 2011 - Popped n poured and took a whiff. Huge alclohol on the nose, took a sip and it was so bitter, astringent, and burning. I poured the rest in the decanter and let it breathe. It took 2-3 hours to blow off and really open up. But by the third hour it was singing. A bordeaux blend that really developed some concentrated fruit flavor, a little sweet vanilla, balance and structure. Some chalky gritty tannins which leads to a gripping lingering finish. Give it more time in the cellar or 2-3 hours in the decanter.
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Wine Definition
- Vintage 2002
- Type Red
- Producer White Rock Vineyards
- Varietal Red Bordeaux Blend
- Designation Claret
- Vineyard n/a
- Country USA
- Region California
- SubRegion Napa Valley
- Appellation Napa Valley
Community Holdings
- Pending Delivery 0 (0%)
- In Cellars 70 (38%)
- Consumed 112 (62%)
Food Pairing
No food pairings available.
Who Likes This Wine
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- ProducerWhite Rock Vineyards
- VarietyRed Bordeaux Blend
- CountryUSA
- RegionCalifornia
- SubRegionNapa Valley
- AppellationNapa Valley
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