2004 Proprietary Red Paradise Hills Vineyard
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The Blankiets brought in the team of vineyard manager David Abreu and enologist Michel Rolland in 2006, and replaced winemaker Helen Turley with Martha McClellan before the 2006 harvest. McClellan, who is also winemaker for Sloan Family Winery, did more post-fermentation maceration in '06 and told me that her tendency is to pick a bit later than Turley did. The estate also sold off the open-top fermenters that Turley had used in previous vintages, in the belief that these tanks are much better suited to pinot noir than cabernet. I continue to find the Blankiet merlot to be one of the most characterful examples of this variety in California, although Claude Blankiet admitted that it's a lot easier to sell a wine with cabernet on the label. In fact, beginning with the 2005 release, this wine will be called Rive Droite, as it also contains some cabernet franc and sauvignon.
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