2012 Blankiet Estate Rive Droite
Community Tasting Note
WineBurrowingWombat Likes this wine:
95 Points
Thursday, October 19, 2023 - Cracking the whip; 10/16/2023-10/23/2023 (Eagan, MN): N: White and red flowers with dark red fruits, and a strong note of dried, crushed stone with dried top earth. Quite pretty and classy here on the nose.
P: Ripe, dark red and black fruits, a bit of macerated fruits and almost vanilla. A high toned note of dried oak and earth that seemed to help offset the big fruits. The pretty flowers reflect here on the palate as well, quite pretty.
For me, I preferred this over the Violette by just a hair. The pretty Napa fruit got me in this matchup.
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Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
10/31/2023 9:44:00 AM - Man I just pulled this bottle as a side by side with 12 VHR. Both showed wonderfully. A year ago this was really giving off a cola note. So much fun checking in on these wines year after year.
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
10/31/2023 9:45:00 AM - Oh wow, and this held up against the VHR?
Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
10/31/2023 9:49:00 AM - It did. The only mistake I made was pulling these after serving a spicy seafood cioppino. The midnight moon helped cleanse the palate some but not enough.
Comment posted by WineBurrowingWombat:
10/31/2023 10:16:00 AM - Let me tell you how dumb I am:
MJP: "The midnight moon helped cleanse the palate"
WBW: *thinking* Oh wow, did he stare at the moon exactly at midnight?
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Comment posted by MJP Hou TX:
10/31/2023 12:57:00 PM - Don't be too hard on yourself! You've been doing a lot of drinking lately so things might be a little off! Haha