2002 Blankiet "Paradise Hills" Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon

Good deep red with a solid core. Some superripe notes to the aromas of dark berries, violet, licorice, espresso, fresh herbs and exotic white fruits. Superconcentrated and opulent, with a liqueur-like quality but also surprising juicy lift, minerality and savory complexity for a wine with a pH of 4.0 and the lowest acidity of all these vintages. This, too, is still a baby, although the wine‰۪s major palate-saturating tannins are ripe and even. I'd hold it for even more complexity. 94+ (ST)