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Blankiet Estate Paradise Hills Vineyard Cabernet Sauvignon 2002
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Shay A 
An absolutely stunning lunch from @joe leatherwood today. 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 5 reds and 1 dessert wine. All served blind. You know you are living right when this wine is probably number five out of five reds on the table. Sounds like a slight, but with two old vintages of Insignia, older Masseto, and older Haut Brion, that’s stiff competition. Compared to those other four reds, there was more sweet fruit here. Dark fruit has softened to more of a black cherry medley, but the red fruit is still nicely tart and youthful. I picked up licorice and juicy blackberries here, both of which took me to South America for my guess. Not much herbal or secondary notes here...impressive fruit at 17yrs.
An absolutely stunning lunch from @joe leatherwood today. 1 sparkler, 2 whites, 5 reds and 1 dessert wine. All served blind. You know you are living right when this wine is probably number five out of five reds on the table. Sounds like a slight, but with two old vintages of Insignia, older Masseto, and older Haut Brion, that’s stiff competition. Compared to those other four reds, there was more sweet fruit here. Dark fruit has softened to more of a black cherry medley, but the red fruit is still nicely tart and youthful. I picked up licorice and juicy blackberries here, both of which took me to South America for my guess. Not much herbal or secondary notes here...impressive fruit at 17yrs.
9.4Shay A
Loads of fruit! Would have never guessed it was 17yrs old. Fruit isn’t quite stewed but definitely overripe; mainly dark (blackberry, blueberry) and lots of sweet pipe tobacco. It’s beginning to channel a touch of leather to show some age.
Loads of fruit! Would have never guessed it was 17yrs old. Fruit isn’t quite stewed but definitely overripe; mainly dark (blackberry, blueberry) and lots of sweet pipe tobacco. It’s beginning to channel a touch of leather to show some age.
9.3Pam Starr
Owner/Winemaker Crocker & Starr Wines
02 blankiet after 2 hours decanting was graphite herbs and blackberry
02 blankiet after 2 hours decanting was graphite herbs and blackberry
8.7
Jason Heller
Master Sommelier
Mag
Mag
8.2
Scott@Mister A’s-San Diego
2002 vintage. Decanted and tasted over the course of two hours. Great fill. Excellent cork. Heavy body. Initially, just oodles of richness (still!) but after 30 minutes, began to fill in structural details on the back end dossier. First impressions, a 9.3 so things definitely improved. Tasted more like a 2016 or newer vintage-very fresh. Nicely made and seems to be effortlessly gliding along currently. Feel it needs another 4-5 years to kick in the door to "the zone" but in the adjacent zip code currently. Still on the ascent to the top of the bell curve. Be patient. 12.8.23.
2002 vintage. Decanted and tasted over the course of two hours. Great fill. Excellent cork. Heavy body. Initially, just oodles of richness (still!) but after 30 minutes, began to fill in structural details on the back end dossier. First impressions, a 9.3 so things definitely improved. Tasted more like a 2016 or newer vintage-very fresh. Nicely made and seems to be effortlessly gliding along currently. Feel it needs another 4-5 years to kick in the door to "the zone" but in the adjacent zip code currently. Still on the ascent to the top of the bell curve. Be patient. 12.8.23.
9.5Mono Head
Still heavy. A bit of sharpness. Dark berries. It’s ok. Not really impressed.
Still heavy. A bit of sharpness. Dark berries. It’s ok. Not really impressed.
9.0
Kimberly Anderson
So nice
So nice
9.2
Rick Wolfen
So good! Fruit driven, great balance, very long finish. Beautiful wine. Drinking so well right now!
So good! Fruit driven, great balance, very long finish. Beautiful wine. Drinking so well right now!
9.7Theo Shu
Mushroom/Truffles. Delicious!
Mushroom/Truffles. Delicious!
9.3
ECM
The wine Nick won. Luscious is the right word. Cherry. Flavorful and tanin forward. No doubt the price influenced my opinion but it's really great.
The wine Nick won. Luscious is the right word. Cherry. Flavorful and tanin forward. No doubt the price influenced my opinion but it's really great.
9.0
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