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2003 Blankiet Merlot Paradise Hills Vineyard

Merlot: 750ml

$99.99

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points awarded:
ST 93 WA 96

96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2005

The 2003 Merlot is better out of bottle than it was from cask. An explosively rich wine that ranks among the finest Merlots I have tasted from California in the last decade, it boasts an incredibly perfumed nose of espresso roast, mocha-infused chocolate, blackberry, cassis, cherry liqueur, and smoke. With an enormous texture, fabulous concentration, a packed-and-stacked mid-palate, and an explosive intense, ripe, long finish, this stunning wine is extraordinarily complex and savory. Anticipated maturity: now-2020.


93 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2006

Saturated ruby-red. Sour cherry, plum, menthol, mocha and smoked meat on the nose. Less fleshy than the young 2004 but still round, large-scaled and mouthfilling, with considerable complexity. Finishes quite long, with substantial dusty tannins and excellent grip.


96 points,

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate, December 2005

The 2003 Merlot is better out of bottle than it was from cask. An explosively rich wine that ranks among the finest Merlots I have tasted from California in the last decade, it boasts an incredibly perfumed nose of espresso roast, mocha-infused chocolate, blackberry, cassis, cherry liqueur, and smoke. With an enormous texture, fabulous concentration, a packed-and-stacked mid-palate, and an explosive intense, ripe, long finish, this stunning wine is extraordinarily complex and savory. Anticipated maturity: now-2020.


93 points,

Stephen Tanzer's IWC, June 2006

Saturated ruby-red. Sour cherry, plum, menthol, mocha and smoked meat on the nose. Less fleshy than the young 2004 but still round, large-scaled and mouthfilling, with considerable complexity. Finishes quite long, with substantial dusty tannins and excellent grip.


About Winery

Blankiet Estate is located on the western foothills of the Mayacamas mountain range over-looking Yountville in California's Napa Valley. The sixteen acre winery was created in 1996 by Claude and Katherine Blankiet. Denis Malbec, former cellar master at Château Latour in Bordeaux, has been director of winemaking  for the past two years.

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